Improving hand hygiene compliance in the anesthesia working room work area: More than just more hand rubs

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1001-1006

  Scheithauer, Simone ^a   Rosarius, Anna ^a   Rex, Steffen ^a,b   Post, Peter ^a   Heisel, Hans ^a   Krizanovic, Vedranka ^a   Schulze Röbbecke, Roland ^c   Rossaint, Rolf ^a   Lemmen, Sebastian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross transmission; Infection control; Operating theatre; Quality management; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; OPERATING ROOM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CROSS-TRANSMISSION; INFECTION CONTROL; OPERATING THEATRE; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SURVEILLANCE;

ANESTHESIA; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84887025797     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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