Randomized crossover study evaluating the effect of a hand sanitizer dispenser on the frequency of hand hygiene among anesthesiology staff in the operating room

  • L. Silvia Munoz-Price
  • , Zalak Patel
  • , Shawn Banks
  • , Kristopher Arheart
  • , Scott Eber
  • , David A. Lubarsky
  • , David J. Birnbach

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Abstract

Forty anesthesia providers were evaluated with and without hand sanitizer dispensers present on the anesthesia machine. Having a dispenser increased the frequency of hand hygiene only from 0.5 to 0.8 events per hour (P =.01). Other concomitant interventions are needed to further increase hand hygiene frequency among anesthesia providers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)717-720
Number of pages4
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume35
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2014
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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