Interactions between anesthesiologists and the environment while providing anesthesia care in the operating room

We describe 1,132 contacts between anesthesiologists and the operating room. Objects most commonly touched included anesthesia machines and keyboards. Only 13 hand hygiene events were witnessed during 8 hours of observations. Line insertions, bronchoscopies, or blood exposures were not followed by h...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2013-10, Vol.41 (10), p.922-924
Main Authors: Munoz-Price, L. Silvia, MD, Lubarsky, David A., MD, MBA, Arheart, Kristopher L., EdD, Prado, Guillermo, PhD, Cleary, Timothy, PhD, Fajardo-Aquino, Yovanit, MD, DePascale, Dennise, MT, Eber, Scott, MD, Carling, Philip, MD, Birnbach, David J., MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesia - methods
Anesthesia providers
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Disinfection & disinfectants
Environmental contacts
Environmental Microbiology
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
General anesthesia. Technics. Complications. Neuromuscular blocking. Premedication. Surgical preparation. Sedation
General aspects
Hand Hygiene
Hospitals
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Intraoperative
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Operating Rooms
Risk Assessment
Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control
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Summary:We describe 1,132 contacts between anesthesiologists and the operating room. Objects most commonly touched included anesthesia machines and keyboards. Only 13 hand hygiene events were witnessed during 8 hours of observations. Line insertions, bronchoscopies, or blood exposures were not followed by hand hygiene. Stopcocks were accessed 66 times and only disinfected on 10 (15%) of these occasions.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.306