Abstract
We quantified the time burden of alcohol-based handrub accompanying nonsterile-glove use among emergency physicians, through observation in controlled and clinical settings. We report gloving episodes per hour, gloving times with and without handrub, and handrub recommendations compliance. Handrub adds 46 seconds to each glove-use episode, and we provide national extrapolations.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Alcohols
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Gels
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Gloves, Surgical*
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Guideline Adherence / economics*
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Hand Disinfection*
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Health Care Costs
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Humans
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Infection Control / economics*
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Infection Control / methods*
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Prospective Studies
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Single-Blind Method
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Time Factors
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United States