Hand hygiene compliance in transplant and other special patient groups: An observational study

Graf, Karolin; E, Ott; Wolny, M.; Tramp, Nadine; Vonberg, Ralf‐Peter; Haverich, Axel; Chaberny, Iris F.

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.009

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“…[66] Therefore, the negligence of hand washing in different hospital wards by personnel, particularly organ transplantation wards are associated with serious consequences. [67] According to the current research results, the healthcare systems have expected that the elite physicians and hard-worker nurses based on data presented in the manuscript have to extract the protocols and practical guideline for hospital wards and exposed to all healthcare workers.…”

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Bacteriological aspects of hand washing: A key for health promotion and infections control

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Tavana

et al. 2017

Int J Prev Med

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The aim of this review is to show the historical aspects of hands washing for healthy life and explains how can reduce the transmission of community-acquired infectious agents by healthcare workers and patients. This review article is prepared based on available database. The key words used were hands washing, risk assessment, hands hygiene, bacterial flora, contamination, infection, nosocomial, tap water, sanitizer, bacterial resistance, hands bacterial flora, washing methods, antiseptics, healthcare workers, healthcare personnel, from PubMed, ScienceDirect, Embase, Scopus, Web of Sciences, and Google Scholar. Data were descriptively analyzed. The insistence on hand washing has a history of 1400 years. The research results indicate that the bacteria released from the female washed hands in wet and dry condition was lower than from the male's hands with a significance level (3 CFU vs. 8 CFU; confidence interval 95%, P ≤ 0.001). The valuable results of the study indicated that released amount of bacterial flora from wet hands is more than 10 times in compared to dry hands. In addition, established monitoring systems for washing hands before and after patient's manipulation as well as after toilet were dominant indices to prevent the transfer of infectious agents to the patients. Increasing awareness and belief of the healthcare workers have shown an important role by about 30% reduction in the transfection. Hand washing could reduce the episodes of transmission of infectious agents in both community and healthcare settings. However, hand washing is an important key factor to prevent transmission of infectious agents to patients. There is no standard method for measuring compliance. Thus, permanent monitoring of hand washing to reduce the transmission of infections is crucial. Finally, the personnel must believe that hand washing is an inevitable approach to infection control.

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Bacteriological aspects of hand washing: A key for health promotion and infections control

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Tavana

et al. 2017

Int J Prev Med

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“…three years into the campaign). 3 The pooled data for physicians and nurses showed 59% compliance in internal medicine (2008: 56%), 77% in paediatrics (64%) and 84% in haemato-oncology (62%). For Germany as a whole, overall compliance was estimated to be 50% before the German campaign started in 2008.…”

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Psychosocial determinants of self-reported hand hygiene behaviour: a survey comparing physicians and nurses in intensive care units

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Lutze

Graf

et al. 2015

Journal of Hospital Infection

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“…Although there are numerous methods for monitoring hand hygiene, including new electronic monitoring systems [77], evaluation itself, as well as direct feedback and coaching, is essential. Multimodal approaches to improve and sustain hand hygiene compliance in those working with transplant patients are needed, particularly since transplant specific units have been reported to have compliance rates that are no better than other parts of the hospital [78].…”

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Infection Prevention in Transplantation

Pergam

2016

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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The number of patients undergoing hematopoietic cell and solid organ transplantation are increasing every year, as are the number of centers both transplanting and caring for these patients. Improvements in transplant procedures, immunosuppressive regimens, and prevention of transplant-associated complications have led to marked improvements in survival in both populations. Infections remain one of the most important sources of excess morbidity and mortality in transplant, and therefore, infection prevention strategies are a critical element for avoiding these complications in centers caring for high-risk patients. This manuscript aims to provide an update of recent data on prevention of major healthcare-associated infections unique to transplantation, reviews the emergence of antimicrobial resistant infections, and discusses updated strategies to both identify and prevent transmission of these pathogens in transplant recipients.

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Hand hygiene compliance in transplant and other special patient groups: An observational study

Cited by 28 publications

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Bacteriological aspects of hand washing: A key for health promotion and infections control

Bacteriological aspects of hand washing: A key for health promotion and infections control

Psychosocial determinants of self-reported hand hygiene behaviour: a survey comparing physicians and nurses in intensive care units

Infection Prevention in Transplantation

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