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Surgical Hand Antisepsis With Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Comparison of Effectiveness After 1.5 and 3 Minutes of Application [PDF]

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2009
Objective.Research has shown 1.5 minutes of surgical hand antisepsis with alcohol-based hand rub to be at least as effective under experimental conditions as the 3-minute reference disinfection recommended by European Norm 12791. The aim of the present study was to validate the effectiveness of 1.5 minutes of surgical hand antisepsis in a clinical ...
Weber, Walter P., Reck, Stefan, Neff, Uschi, Saccilotto, Ramon, Dangel, Marc, Rotter, Manfred L., Frei, Reno, Oertli, Daniel, Marti, Walter R., Widmer, Andreas F.   +9 more
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Alcohol preparation compared to traditional surgical hand antisepsis: acceptance by surgical team at a private hospital in Brazil [PDF]

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control, 2015
Traditional surgical hand scrubbing (TSHS) has been replaced by alcohol-based formulation (ABF) in many countries due to antimicrobial efficacy, easy application, lower skin damage, time saver and no recontamination risk by rinsing hands with water [1]. In Brazil, chlorhexidine (CHG) and povidone-iodine (PVPI) are used for TSHS.
Kawagoe J, Toniolo A, Silva C, Menezes F, Hutter M, Zimmer P, Barbosa L, Correa L, Santos C, Pontes L, Castagna H, Cardoso M, Gonçalves P.   +12 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

A survey about surgical hand antisepsis and implementation among surgeons in a newly-opened hospital in China [PDF]

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control, 2015
The study was performed in a newly opened hospital. It is expected to improve the quality of the hospital surgical hand antisepsis and to reduce the surgical site infection eventually.
Xu S.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Two Methods of Determining the Efficacies of Two Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs for Surgical Hand Antisepsis [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2006
ABSTRACT The antimicrobial efficacies of preparations for surgical hand antisepsis can be determined according to a European standard (prEN 12791 [EN]) and a U.S. standard (tentative final monograph for health care antiseptic drug products [TFM]). The U.S.
Christiane Ostermeyer, Peter Heeg
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Adherence to evidence-based recommendations for surgical site infection prevention: Results among Italian surgical ward nurses.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BACKGROUND:The aims of the study were to assess the level of knowledge, the attitudes and the adherence to evidence-based recommendations for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention and to describe any influences that may motivate nurses to adopt ...
Rossella Zucco, Francesco Lavano, Carmelo G A Nobile, Rosa Papadopoli, Aida Bianco   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Is sterility essential for hand-drying products in surgical hand antisepsis? A controlled before-and-after study

American Journal of Infection Control
Using sterile hand-drying products for surgical hand antisepsis incurs high economic and labor costs.In March 2024, a controlled study was conducted with 50 medical volunteers from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. The study compared bacterial cultures on hands after drying with different products and using a rinse-free ...
Qin Qin
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Revisão sistemática sobre antissepsia cirúrgica das mãos com preparação alcoólica em comparação aos produtos tradicionais Revisión sistemática sobre antisepsia quirúrgica de manos con preparación alcohólica comparada a productos tradicionales A systematic review of surgical hand antisepsis utilizing an alcohol preparation compared to traditional products

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2012
A antissepsia cirúrgica das mãos visa à prevenção de infecções do sítio cirúrgico, importante causa de morbimortalidade pós-operatória e aumento dos custos hospitalares.
Karen de Jesus Gonçalves, Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano, Julia Yaeko Kawagoe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compliance with central venous catheter infection prevention practices after intervention with simulation [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2023
Objectives: to assess the effect of an educational intervention based on clinical simulation on nursing professionals’ compliance with practices to prevent peripherally inserted central venous catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections in a ...
Thayane Gusmão Pires de Oliveira, Juliana de Oliveira Marcatto, Allana dos Reis Corrêa, Luciano Marques dos Santos, Patrícia Kuerten Rocha, Delma Aurélia da Silva Simão, Bruna Figueiredo Manzo   +6 more
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Microbiological Analysis of Surgeons’ Hands in a Public Hospital in São Luis, Maranhão State, Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

Microorganisms, 2023
Antisepsis of the hands of medical personnel is one of the most important steps in the process of patient care, since direct contact can cause the cross-transfer of potentially pathogenic microorganisms at surgical sites.
Artur Serra Neto, Sirlei G. Marques, Maria Rosa Q. Bomfim, Silvio G. Monteiro, Rosangela C. de Souza, Rodolfo A. Nunes   +5 more
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Bridging the know-do gap in low-income surgical environments: Creating contextually appropriate training videos to promote safer surgery in Ethiopia

Surgery Open Science, 2023
Although international guidelines exist for the prevention of surgical site infections, their implementation in diverse clinical contexts, especially in low and middle-income countries, is challenging due to the lack of available resources and ...
Jessica Hawkins, MD, Uriel Jhovanny Sanchez Rangel, BS, Assefa Tesfaye, MD, Natnael Gebeyehu, MD, Thomas G. Weiser, MD, MPH, Senait Bitew, BSc, MPH, Tihitena Negussie Mammo, MD, Nichole Starr, MD, MPH   +7 more
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