Hand Washing and Use of Gloves While Managing Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

Khatib, Mohamad El; Jamaleddine, Ghassan; Abdallah, Afif; Ibrahim, Youssef

doi:10.1378/chest.116.1.172

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“…There are some studies suggesting that the use of glove increases noncompliance (16,17). The use and change of glove cannot replace the practice of hand hygiene.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Knowledge and Behavior on Hand Hygiene in Health Care Workers

Kaya¹,

Kaçmaz²,

Çetinkaya³

et al. 2015

Erciyes Med J

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Objective: Hand hygiene is a basic measure for the control of hospital-acquired infections. However, sustained compliance with hand hygiene in health care workers is poor. The purpose of this study was to investigate the practices and knowledge level about hand hygiene among health care workers in our hospital. Materials and Methods:This study was performed in Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital in May 2013. A total of 179 health care workers (HCWs) were included in the study. A questionnaire was administered to HCWs to assess their knowledge and practices on hand hygiene. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 16.0 program was used for the evaluation of data.Results: Of 179 patients in the study, 123 (68.7%) were male and 56 (31.3%) were female. The mean age was 28.7 years (18-56 years). A hundred and thirty-three (74.3%) of HCWs had received training on hand hygiene. However, it was determined that the knowledge levels and practices of HCWs on hand hygiene were inadequate.

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“…There are some studies suggesting that the use of glove increases noncompliance (16,17). The use and change of glove cannot replace the practice of hand hygiene.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Knowledge and Behavior on Hand Hygiene in Health Care Workers

Kaya¹,

Kaçmaz²,

Çetinkaya³

et al. 2015

Erciyes Med J

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“…Some 811 appear to have only a short-term influence, particularly the one-time educational interventions. 666,705,740,809 It is important to emphasize that educational programmes alone are inadequate for long-lasting improvement, and other behaviourmodifying strategies must be included in a multifaceted approach in order to achieve change. 657,684,701,750,767,809,815,816 There is also clear evidence that adequate physical facilities for hand cleansing could affect the success of the programme itself and must certainly be in place.…”

Section: Organizing An Educational Programme To Promote Hand Hygienementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Routine observation and feedback 60,334,651,657,665,676,684,686,687,715,716,858 5. Reminders in the workplace 60,140,429,485,489,494,648,651,663,667,680,686,694,698,701,714,717,740,847 6. Improve institutional safety climate General 60,429,494,651,713,724 Promote active participation at individual and institutional level 60,429,494,651,713,715,724,847 Avoid overcrowding, understaffing, excessive workload 60,185,656,668,…”

Section: Marketing Technology For Hand Hygiene Promotionmentioning

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Hand Hygiene

Longtin¹,

Sax²,

Allegranzi³

et al. 2011

N Engl J Med

108

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“…Compliance with hand-hygiene recommendations has been repeatedly documented as being low, usually below 50% [36][37][38][39][40]. Several factors have been indicted as barriers to compliance; these include skin irritation, lack of easily accessible sinks, being too busy, not thinking about it, wearing gloves, and having insufficient knowledge of microbiology and nosocomial infections.…”

Section: Compliance With Hand Hygienementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other strategies-patient education [45], the display of reminders next to patient beds [40], staff education and the use of techniques to visualize hand washing quality [46], administrative sanctions, and rewarding compliance-have been tried and tested, but none has demonstrated any lasting success.…”

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Hand hygiene revisited: Lessons from the past and present

Hugonnet

Pittet

2000

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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Hand hygiene is the most effective measure to prevent cross-transmission of microorganisms. Adequate hand hygiene can be achieved by standard handwashing--with water alone or with soap--or by the use of an alcohol-based hand-rub solution. Despite considerable efforts, compliance with this simple infection-control measure remains low. Factors predicting non-compliance have been extensively studied, and include physician status, procedures associated with a high risk of cross-transmission, and an important workload. Future interventions to improve compliance should consider complex behavioral theories and the use of multimodal and multidisciplinary strategies. We believe that one of the key components of these interventions should be the wide use of alcohol-based hand-rub, which is microbiologically effective and less time-consuming than standard handwashing.

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Hand Washing and Use of Gloves While Managing Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

Cited by 56 publications

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Assessment of Knowledge and Behavior on Hand Hygiene in Health Care Workers

Assessment of Knowledge and Behavior on Hand Hygiene in Health Care Workers

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