Hand hygiene opportunities on Canadian acute-care inpatient units: A multicenter observational study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Nov;39(11):1378-1380. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.221. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

Abstract

In this multicenter observational study, medical and surgical inpatient rooms were randomized to receive 1 hour of continuous direct observation to determine hand hygiene opportunities (HHOs). After multivariable adjustment, HHOs were similar across inpatient units and hospitals. This estimate could serve to calibrate electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems for Canadian medical and surgical units.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Canada
  • Hand Hygiene / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospital Units / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospitals / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Regression Analysis
  • Time Factors