Implementing an electronic hand hygiene system improved compliance in the intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand hygiene (HH) compliance is low and difficult to improve among health care workers. We aim to validate an electronic HH system and assess the impact of this system on HH compliance and quality changes over time at both group and individual levels.

Methods

An automated electronic HH system was installed in a 10-bed surgical intensive care unit.

Results

The full HH compliance rate increased significantly from 8.4% in week 1 to 20.5% in week 16 with week 10 being the highest (27.4%). The partial compliance rate maintained relative consistency between 13.2% and 20.0%. The combined compliance rate (full compliance rate + partial compliance rate) increased from 23.5% in week 1 to 34.6% in week 16 with week 10 being the highest (41.4%).

Discussion

We fo

SUBMITTER: Xu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8668401 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature