Infection prevention and control: Who is the judge, you or the guidelines?

Compliance With Infection Control Guidelines in the Operating Rooms

Introduction: Compliance with the safety standards in the operating rooms, as one of the most complex work environments in the health care systems, is very important. One of the safety measures is the infection control standard.  Objective: This study aimed to investigate compliance with infection control standards in the operating rooms of teaching hospitals in Rasht City, Iran. Materials an...

Who is to judge?

Distractive driving or sharks... you be the judge.

Overcoming the obstacles of implementing infection prevention and control guidelines.

Reasons for a successful or unsuccessful implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are often multiple and interconnected. This article reviews key elements from the national to the individual level that contribute to the success of the implementation of IPC measures and gives perspectives for improvement. Governance approaches, modes of communication and formats of gui...

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Does the abstract follow the required format? Is there a description of what was studied and why? Is the question, hypothesis, or goal stated? Do the authors indicate how the study was performed? Does the abstract include the important results? Does the abstract include the answer to the question posed? Does the abstract include the authors’ conclusions? Does the abstract stand on its own in te...