کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2640143 1563507 2012 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Estimating the volume of alcohol-based hand rub required for a hand hygiene program
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Estimating the volume of alcohol-based hand rub required for a hand hygiene program
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundProviding alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) at the point of care is a key success factor in enabling health care providers to achieve optimal hand hygiene practices. There are few tools available for health care organizations to assess the number of points of care, estimate the number of hand hygiene indications at each point of care, and estimate the anticipated volume of ABHR required to support a hand hygiene program.MethodsWe developed an assessment tool to systematically evaluate the environmental hand hygiene needs in diverse care settings across a multisite health care organization.ResultsWe identified 1,103 points of care in 34 clinical units, of which only 53% had ABHR at point of care. There are an estimated 171,468,240 (95% confidence interval: 146,844,406-191,871,179) hand hygiene indications per year in our in-patient and emergency areas. If 100% compliance with hand hygiene is achieved, 240,056 L of ABHR will be required each year.ConclusionsOur environmental assessment was invaluable in estimating the number of hand hygiene indications by unit and the logistical and financial requirements to implement a hand hygiene program. Other health care organizations may find this a useful framework to estimate their own environmental hand hygiene needs.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: American Journal of Infection Control - Volume 40, Issue 9, November 2012, Pages 810–814
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