Abstract
We describe 1,132 contacts between anesthesiologists and the operating room. Objects most commonly touched included anesthesia machines and keyboards. Only 13 hand hygiene events were witnessed during 8 hours of observations. Line insertions, bronchoscopies, or blood exposures were not followed by hand hygiene. Stopcocks were accessed 66 times and only disinfected on 10 (15%) of these occasions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 922-924 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | American Journal of Infection Control |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Anesthesia providers Environmental contacts Hand hygiene Intraoperative
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
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Interactions between anesthesiologists and the environment while providing anesthesia care in the operating room. / Munoz-Price, L. Silvia; Lubarsky, David; Arheart, Kristopher L.; Prado, Guillermo; Cleary, Timothy; Fajardo-Aquino, Yovanit; DePascale, Dennise; Eber, Scott; Carling, Philip; Birnbach, David J.
In: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 41, No. 10, 01.10.2013, p. 922-924.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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