Barriers, perceptions, and adherence: Hand hygiene in the operating room and endoscopy suite

Publication date: Available online 8 February 2017
Source:American Journal of Infection Control
Author(s): Laura Pedersen, Kimberly Elgin, Barbara Peace, Nadia Masroor, Michelle Doll, Kakotan Sanogo, Wilhelm Zuelzer, Gene Peterson, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman
We examined the perceptions and barriers to nonsurgical scrubbed hand hygiene in the operating room and endoscopy procedure room using 2 anonymous Likert-scale surveys. Results indicated poor role modeling, inconvenience, and the need to monitor hand hygiene and feedback data to providers because of poor self-awareness of hand hygiene practices.



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