Predictors of hand hygiene in the emergency department.
We conducted an observational study to identify predictors of hand hygiene (HH) in the emergency department. Compliance with HH was 89.7% over 5,865 opportunities. Observation unit, hallway or high-visibility location, glove use, and worker type predicted worse HH. Hallway location was the strongest predictor (relative risk, 88.9% [95% confidence interval, 85.9%-92.1%]).
Brigham and Women's Hospital-Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Arjun K
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Venkatesh
Daniel J
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Pallin
Stephanie
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Kayden
Jeremiah D
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Schuur
D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States