Improving adherence to surgical hand preparation

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 35-43

  Kramer, A ^a   Hubner N ^a   Below, H ^a   Heidecke, C D ^a   Assadian, O ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Prince Court Medical Centre ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Experimental based surgical hand disinfection; Post surgical hand hygiene; Surgical hand preparation

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE; PROPANOL; SOAP; SULFUR; TRICLOSAN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISINFECTION; DRY SKIN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RELIGION; SAFETY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 55449113531     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(08)60009-2     Document Type: Article

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