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multifaceted approach to improve hand hygiene practices in the adult intensive care unit of a tertiary-care center
Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2014; 7 (4): 360-364
de Anglais
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| ID: emr-196948
RÉSUMÉ
A multidisciplinary team was formed to improve hand hygiene [HH] practices in a tertiary-care ICU. At baseline, an audit revealed that the overall HH compliance was 64% and was significantly lower at night than during the day shift. After implementing a stepwise multifaceted approach that included education, workplace reminders, active feedback and later universal contact precautions, the HH compliance improved significantly to >80%, and the improvement was sustained over several months. This improvement was noted during the day and night and affected different healthcare workers as well as visitors