A multimodal intervention to improve hand hygiene in ICUs in Buenos Aires, Argentina: A stepped wedge trial

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 405-411

  Rodriguez, Viviana ^a   Giuffre, Carolina ^b,h   Villa, Silvia ^b,o   Almada, Griselda ^b   Prasopa Plaizier, Nittita ^c   Gogna, Monica ^d   Gibbons, Luz ^a   Elorrio, Ezequiel García ^a   Alcala, Wanda ^e   Almada, Graciela ^f   Alvarez, Cirlia ^g   Margalejo, Silvia ⁱ   Montero, Pedro ^j   Romano, Ines ^k   Scherer, Myriam ^l   Silva, Cristina ^m   Spira, Cintia ⁿ   Althabe, Fernando ^o   Bergel, Eduardo ^o   Azario, Ana ^o   Bonvehí, Pablo ^o   Chambi, M ^o   Diaz, Carlos ^o   Durlach, Ricardo ^o   Efrón, Ernesto ^o   Franco, Victoria ^o   Kirszner, Marisol ^o   Montruchi, Hernan ^o   Perez, Cesar A ^o   Rubianes, Javier ^o   Suarez G ^o   more..

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

^b Association of Nurses for Infection Control (ADECI)   (Argentina)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad   (Argentina)

^e CEMIC and Sacred Heart Hospital   (Argentina)

^f HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^g Swiss Argentinean Maternity   (Argentina)

^h HOSPITAL BRITÁNICO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

ⁱ Children Hospital of Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^j HOSPITAL ALEMÁN   (Argentina)

^k Monte Grande Private Hospital   (Argentina)

^l IADT Private Hospital   (Argentina)

^m Trinidad Palermo Private Hospital   (Argentina)

ⁿ IECS   (Argentina)

^o Mater Dei Private Hospital   (Argentina)

more..

Author keywords

Argentina; Hand hygiene; Infection control; Intensive care unit; Multimodal intervention; WHO

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND HYGIENE KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODAL INTERVENTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDY DESIGN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS;

ARGENTINA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84943764492     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv065     Document Type: Article

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