Is compliance with hand disinfection in the intensive care unit related to work experience?
The performance of hand disinfection by staff in a 31-bed department of intensive care was monitored. During 32 hours of observation, 727 opportunities for hand disinfection were observed, and the compliance rate was 27.9%. The level of work experience was not correlated with hand disinfection compliance rates.
Noritomi
Danilo Teixeira
DT
Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Chierego
Marialuisa
M
Byl
Bauduin
B
Menestrina
Nicola
N
Carollo
Tiziana
T
Struelens
Marc
M
Vincent
Jean-Louis
JL
D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors