Hand Hygiene Compliance in Some Intensive Care Units of Turkey: Results of Multicentre Asklepeion Study

Abstract

Hand hygiene is one of the most cost-effective infection control measures. In this multicenter study we analyzed the hand hygiene compliance observation results of 15 hospitals in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This study was performed in the intensive care units of 15 hospitals (eight tertiary-care educational hospitals, six state hospitals, and one private hospital) from 11 cities located in six regions of Turkey. The observations were made by infection control practitioners according to the World Health Organization (WHO)-Five Moments for Hand Hygiene (WHO-5) indications rule for hand hygiene and overall compliance rates were calculated. Observations were unblinded (healthcare professionals knew that they were observed). The study period included 2015 and 2016 calendar years. Results: There was a statistically significant increase in hand hygiene compliance rates in 2016 versus 2015. The overall number of hand hygiene opportunities and instances of compliance in 2015 and 2016 were 60071/78116 (76.9%) and 66551/83607 (79.6%) (p=0.0001), respectively. Nurses

Evaluation of hygiene compliance rates among healthcare workers in a university hospital: A prospective study

“…Ankara'da yapılan bir çalışmada hemşirelerin uyum oranı %75,0 bulunmuş olup bizim sonuçlarımız ile benzerdir (11). Avustralya'da sağlık çalışanlarında yapılan çalışmada da hemşirelerin uyum oranının diğer sağlık çalışanlarına kıyasla daha yüksek olduğuna dair destekleyici bulgular mevcuttur (14,15)…”