Measuring hand hygiene compliance in a hematology-oncology unit: A comparative study of methodologies

Costa, Lidiane Soares Sodre; Neves, Vanessa Maia; Marra, Alexandre R.; Camargo, Thiago Zinsly Sampaio; Cardoso, Maria Fátima dos Santos; Victor, Elivane da Silva; Vogel, Cristina; Colman, Fátima Araci Tahira; Laselva, Cláudia Regina; Santos, Oscar Fernando Pavão dos; Edmond, Michael B.

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.301

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“…6,7 These hand hygiene studies have been performed in intensive care units, step-down units, and wards. [6][7][8] The purpose of this study was to evaluate hand hygiene compliance of patients, visitors, and employees at hospital entrances.…”

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“…The hand hygiene compliance is low in developing countries, achieving 80% in reference centers. 17 However, in the largest hospital of Curitiba, the compliance is approximately 50% (unpublished data, Tuon FF 2014). Contact isolation is another important issue in CRE control.…”

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“…Additionally, there are drawbacks to the monitoring process simply by virtue of the fact that compliance numbers tend to be skewed, reflecting artificially high compliance during audits when staff are aware that they are being monitored [22]. Therefore, we believe that direct observation, measurement of volume use per patient-day, electronic devices, and automated reminders, while useful in promoting compliance [23,24], are no substitute for complex interventions such as the WHO multimodal intervention strategy, which is feasible and sustainable across a wide range of settings and which has led to improvement in hand hygiene compliance [25,26].…”

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Making Wise Choices When Incorporating Technology for Infection Control Prevention

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Healthcare workers are challenged with providing quality care in a variety of clinical settings, while optimizing the use of available resources. Although various novel approaches in preventing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) have been introduced, best practices have yet to be consolidated. The use of sophisticated technology such as antiinfective devices can improve yields and reduce nosocomial infections while optimizing the use of staff time, but we would emphasize that this benefit is modest in most cases, and is easily undone when the focus of concern lies not in the attention to proper aseptic technique, judicious use, and adequate clinical setting for these devices, but on poor implementation that relies only on their infection-prevention properties. This paper intends to review recent publications in key target areas regarding the prevention of HAIs and to discuss the incorporation of technology to achieve overall improvement in the healthcare setting. PurposeHealthcare workers are challenged with providing quality care in a variety of clinical settings, while optimizing the use of available resources. As physicians, we seek to offer our patients the best possible medical attention, and making use of available evidence is of paramount importance. Unfortunately, the high cost of some of the industry's technological interventions may restrict their applicability.Certain advances in infection control practices and crosscontamination prevention have been difficult to implement, especially when low adherence, varying protocols, and equipment availability are taken into account. Although there have been novel approaches to preventing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), best practices have yet to be consolidated. This paper will review recent publications in key target areas regarding the prevention of HAIs and will discuss the incorporation of technology to achieve overall improvement in the healthcare setting.

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Measuring hand hygiene compliance in a hematology-oncology unit: A comparative study of methodologies

Cited by 28 publications

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Measuring hand hygiene compliance rates at hospital entrances

Measuring hand hygiene compliance rates at hospital entrances

Molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in different facilities in Southern Brazil

Making Wise Choices When Incorporating Technology for Infection Control Prevention

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