Are Soap, Paper Towel and Alcohol-based Disinfectants Easily Accessible in Intensive Care Units in Turkey?: Results of the Phokai Study

Uyan, A; Durmuş, Gül; Sezak, Nurbanu; Özdemir, Burcu; Kaygusuz, T; Öztoprak, Nefise; Özdemir, Kevser; Aksoy, Firdevs; Özgültekin, Asu; Koc, MM; Öncül, Ahsen; Aktaş, Songül; Isik, B; Çelebi, Güven; Evik, Güliz; Özger, Selçuk; Harman, Robert J.; Demiray, EK Dindar; Çalık, Şebnem; Çevıker, Sevil Alkan; Yildiz, IE; Isik, ME; Şenol, Güneş; Sari, S; Dogan, M.; Uğurlu, Kenan; Arslan, Mahmut; Akgul, F; Koç, Filiz; Kurekci, Y; Çağlayan, Derya; Ucar, M; Gözüküçük, Ramazan; Mert, HT Elmaslar; Alay, Handan; Erdoğan, Hatice; Demırel, Atalay; Doğan, Nurettın Özgür; Koçak, Ferhat; Güven, Emre; Unsal, G; Sipahi, Hilal; Yamazhan, Tansu; Arda, Bilgin; Ulusoy, Sercan; Sipahi, OR

doi:10.4274/mjima.2018.20

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“…In a study involving 41 centers in Türkiye, accessibility to the necessary tools for hand hygiene was examined on a weekday and a weekend day in summer and autumn, and it was found that 3-11% soap, 10-18% paper towels, and 1-4.7% hand antiseptic were not available [16]. Similarly, in the emergency room where this study was conducted, it was reported that the most common difficulty was to always have access to paper towels.…”

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Knowledge of isolation precautions among the healthcare workers in the emergency department of a university hospital

Sertçelik,

Arslan,

Karadogan

et al. 2023

Acta Medica

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Objectives: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections are important for patients and personal safety and for fighting against antimicrobial resistance. In order to achieve the goal of zero infection, it is necessary to know and apply standard and transmission-based precautions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of healthcare professionals working in the Adult Emergency Department of university hospital about isolation precautions. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Emergency Department of Hacettepe University Hospital between May 16, 2023 to June 23, 2023. Data were collected electronically with a standardized data collection form specially prepared for this study to examine the knowledge about isolation precautions. Each correct answer was calculated as one point. Participants could receive a score between a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20. Results: The 90 healthcare workers who agreed to participate in the study had a median age of 24 years and 40% were male. The median knowledge score was 13 (IQR = 4). The knowledge score of two pregnant healthcare workers was significantly higher than non-pregnant ones (p=0.04). 93.3% of the participants stated that they received education for isolation precautions. There was no significant difference in knowledge scores between those who received education and those who did not (p=0.02). Knowledge of isolation precautions to be followed in clinical scenarios (1.1% - 54.4%) and personal protective equipment to be used correctly (3.3% - 21.1%) was low. Conclusion: The knowledge of healthcare professionals working in the Adult Emergency Department of university hospital about isolation precautions is at a moderate level. Periodical education programs on clinical scenarios is important regarding raising awareness.

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Knowledge of isolation precautions among the healthcare workers in the emergency department of a university hospital

Sertçelik,

Arslan,

Karadogan

et al. 2023

Acta Medica

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“…Lack of soap/paper towels/ hand washing materials, accessible alcoholic hand rubs, and inconveniently located/shortage of sinks were reported to be common reasons [9,10] . In a study performed at 41 centers in Turkey on four different days (two days in summer/vacation period and two days in October), there was no soap at 3-11% of sinks and no paper towels at 10-18% of sinks on the observation days [10] . Heavy workload and lack of staff are also among the causes of poor hand hygiene compliance [11,12] .…”

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Hand Hygiene Compliance in Some Intensive Care Units of Turkey: Results of Multicentre Asklepeion Study

Onal¹,

Aksoy²,

Azak³

et al. 2019

mjima

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Hand hygiene is one of the most cost-effective infection control measures. In this multicenter study we analyzed the hand hygiene compliance observation results of 15 hospitals in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This study was performed in the intensive care units of 15 hospitals (eight tertiary-care educational hospitals, six state hospitals, and one private hospital) from 11 cities located in six regions of Turkey. The observations were made by infection control practitioners according to the World Health Organization (WHO)-Five Moments for Hand Hygiene (WHO-5) indications rule for hand hygiene and overall compliance rates were calculated. Observations were unblinded (healthcare professionals knew that they were observed). The study period included 2015 and 2016 calendar years. Results: There was a statistically significant increase in hand hygiene compliance rates in 2016 versus 2015. The overall number of hand hygiene opportunities and instances of compliance in 2015 and 2016 were 60071/78116 (76.9%) and 66551/83607 (79.6%) (p=0.0001), respectively. Nurses

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“…Önceki yıllarda; ülkemizden 41 merkezden toplam 214 YBÜ'nin dahil edildiği bir çalışmada, lavaboların %3-11'inde sabun, %10-18'inde kağıt havlu yokken, el dezenfektan ünitelerinin %1-4,7'sinde alkol bazlı el dezenfektanı olmadığı saptanmıştır. Sonbaharda hafta içi günlerde sabun ve kağıt havlu bulunan lavabo sayısı, hafta sonunda anlamlı olarak daha düşük olarak saptanmıştır (10). El hijyeni enfeksiyonların önlenmesinde en maliyet etkin enfeksiyon kontrol önlemlerinden birisidir (11).…”

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Pandemide Sağlık Hizmetiyle İlişkili Enfeksiyonların Yönetiminde Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Uzmanlık Dalının Artan Önemi

Demiray¹,

MIZRAKÇI²

2022

Phoenix Medical Journal

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Ozdemir Sirekbasan ve Yıldız tarafından Temmuz 2021’de derginizde yayınlanan "COVID-19 Pandemisi Ne Zaman Bitecek? Hedefe Ne Kadar Yakınız?" isimli makaleyi ilgiyle okuduk. Bu makalede de belirtildiği üzere pandeminin henüz sonlanması mümkün gibi görünmemektedir. Biz de bu yazımızla pandemide bir başka tehlike olan sağlık hizmetiyle ilişkili enfeksiyonların önemini vurgulamayı ve farkındalığı arttırmayı amaçladık.

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Are Soap, Paper Towel and Alcohol-based Disinfectants Easily Accessible in Intensive Care Units in Turkey?: Results of the Phokai Study

Abstract: This study has been presented as a poster presentation in ECCMID 2017 in Vienna-Austria.

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Knowledge of isolation precautions among the healthcare workers in the emergency department of a university hospital

Knowledge of isolation precautions among the healthcare workers in the emergency department of a university hospital

Hand Hygiene Compliance in Some Intensive Care Units of Turkey: Results of Multicentre Asklepeion Study

Pandemide Sağlık Hizmetiyle İlişkili Enfeksiyonların Yönetiminde Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Uzmanlık Dalının Artan Önemi

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