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Observational Study
. 2018 Nov;39(11):1378-1380.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.221. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

Hand hygiene opportunities on Canadian acute-care inpatient units: A multicenter observational study

Dhruv Nayyar  1 , Christine Moore  2 , Liz McCreight  2 , Chiana Garvida  1 , Emily Xu  2 , Alex Kiss  3 , Daniel R Ricciuto  1 , Allison McGeer  2 , Jerome A Leis  1
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Observational Study

Hand hygiene opportunities on Canadian acute-care inpatient units: A multicenter observational study

Dhruv Nayyar et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

In this multicenter observational study, medical and surgical inpatient rooms were randomized to receive 1 hour of continuous direct observation to determine hand hygiene opportunities (HHOs). After multivariable adjustment, HHOs were similar across inpatient units and hospitals. This estimate could serve to calibrate electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems for Canadian medical and surgical units.

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