Hand-cleansing during postanesthesia care

Anesthesiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 530-535

  Pittet, Didier ^a   Stéphan, François ^b   Hugonnet, Stéphane ^b   Akakpo, Christophe ^b   Souweine, Bertrand ^b   Clergue, François ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 0042130533     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200309000-00006     Document Type: Article

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