RT Journal Article
T1 Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates in 9 Pediatric Intensive Care Units Across Europe: Results from the Reducing Antimicrobial use and Nosocomial Infections in Kids Network.
A1 Kopsidas, Ioannis
A1 De Luca, Maia
A1 Bielicki, Julia
A1 Blázquez-Gamero, Daniel
A1 von Both, Ulrich
A1 Ciliento, Gaetano
A1 Epalza, Cristina
A1 Goycochea Validivia, Walter Alfredo
A1 Kolberg, Laura
A1 Lutsar, Irja
A1 Machaira, Maria
A1 Neth, Olaf
A1 Oletto, Andrea
A1 Tsolia, Maria N
A1 Viltrop, Anna-Liisa
A1 Zaoutis, Theoklis
A1 Spyridis, Nikos
AB A unified surveillance mechanism for hand hygiene and hospital-acquired infections for pediatric wards is lacking in Europe. We managed to setup such a mechanism in 9 pediatric intensive care units in 7 European countries, using World Health Organization's definitions and common methodology which allows for benchmarking among units and countries. Median hand hygiene compliance was found high 82.3% (interquartile range 71.6-94.5%), but gaps in practices were identified.
YR 2022
FD 2022-07-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19849
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19849
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025