title: [Microbiological and economic studies of abbreviated procedures for surgical hand disinfection].
abstract: An investigation was performed of whether shortened procedures for surgical hand disinfection (2 and 3 min, respectively) are equally effective as the usual German standard procedure of 5 min duration and, in addition, which saving of working time and costs would be achievable if shorter procedures were employed. The shortened procedures were: 1) 3 min alcoholic disinfectant (1 min prior handwashing) and 2) 1 min chlorhexidine detergent (Hibiscrub), 2 min 0.5% chlorhexidine in 70% isopropanol (Hibisol). The two shortened procedures were equally effective as the standard procedure (test of equivalence, p < 0.05). The savings of working time and costs calculated for 17708 operations were 1) 2360 h or 79768 German marks and 2) 3540 h or 119652 German marks, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Umweltmedizin und Krankenhaushygiene, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kappstein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schulgen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waninger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daschner
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004203:Disinfection / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Mikrobiologische und ökonomische Untersuchungen über verkürzte Verfahren für die chirurgische Händedesinfektion.