title: Hand hygiene compliance rates after an educational intervention in a neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: An observational study was performed at a level III neonatal intensive care unit to assess the impact of a hand hygiene promotion educational program on rates of compliance with hand hygiene on entrance into the unit. There was an initial improvement in the rate of compliance at 1 month after the intervention (from 89% [168 of 189 opportunities] to 100% [212 of 212 opportunities]; P<.001], but the rate decreased to the baseline rate at 3 months (89% [85 of 96 opportunities]).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. raskinc@ccf.org
authors.forename: Craig H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Raskind
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Worley
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vinski
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D007318:Inservice Training; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000592:standards*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital