Randomized crossover study evaluating the effect of a hand sanitizer dispenser on the frequency of hand hygiene among anesthesiology staff in the operating room.

Silvia Munoz-Price; Zalak Patel; Shawn Banks; Kristopher L. Arheart; Scott Eber; David A. Lubarsky; David J. Birnbach

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Randomized crossover study evaluating the effect of a hand sanitizer dispenser on the frequency of hand hygiene among anesthesiology staff in the operating room.

July 2, 2014

Munoz-Price S, Patel Z, Banks S, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014;35(6):717-20.

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Hand hygiene rates remain disappointingly low among physicians and nurses, despite appropriate handwashing being an essential factor in preventing health care–associated infections. In this study, installing a hand sanitizer dispenser on the anesthesia machine resulted in only a limited increase in the frequency of hand sanitization by anesthesiologists.

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