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

L. Silvia Munoz-Price; David A Lubarsky; Kristopher L Arheart; Guillermo Prado; Timothy Cleary; Yovanit Fajardo-Aquino; Dennise DePascale; Scott Eber; Philip Carling; David J Birnbach

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.306

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

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

L. Silvia Munoz-Price, David A Lubarsky, Kristopher L Arheart, Guillermo Prado, Timothy Cleary, Yovanit Fajardo-Aquino, Dennise DePascale, Scott Eber, Philip Carling and David J Birnbach

American journal of infection control, Vol.41(10), pp.922-924

2013-10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.306

PMID: 24074540

Abstract

Intraoperative

Hand hygiene

Anesthesia providers

Environmental contacts

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.

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Title: Interactions between anesthesiologists and the environment while providing anesthesia care in the operating room
Creators: L. Silvia Munoz-Price - Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
David A Lubarsky - Department of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Kristopher L Arheart - Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Guillermo Prado - Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Timothy Cleary - Department of Pathology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Yovanit Fajardo-Aquino - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Dennise DePascale - Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Scott Eber - Department of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Philip Carling - Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
David J Birnbach - Department of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Publication Details: American journal of infection control, Vol.41(10), pp.922-924
Publisher: Mosby, Inc
Academic Unit: Miller School of Medicine; School of Nursing & Health Studies; UMMG Department of Anesthesiology; UMMG Department of Pathology; UMMG Department of Public Health Sciences Research; School of Nursing - Research
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
PMID: 24074540
Record Identifier: 991031560360102976