Hand hygiene compliance in intensive care units: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Health care-associated infections along with antibiotic resistance are a leading risk for patient safety in intensive care units. Hygienic hand disinfection is still regarded as the most effective, simplest, and most cost-effective measure to reduce health care-associated infections. To improve hand hygiene compliance and to prevent health care-associated infections, interventions of the "German Clean Hands Campaign" were implemented in a university hospital.

Methods

Observational single-center study using direct observation and feedback. Hand hygiene performance was assessed in 12 intensive care units between 2013 and 2017. Linear mixed model regression analyses were used to estimate the compliance trend over time.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hoffmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9285823 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature