Hand sanitizer-dispensing door handles increase hand hygiene compliance: a pilot study.
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Improving rates of hand hygiene compliance (HHC) has been shown to reduce nosocomial disease. We compared the HHC for a traditional wall-mounted unit and a novel sanitizer-dispensing door handle device in a hospital inpatient ultrasound area. HHC increased 24.5%-77.1% (P < .001) for the exam room with the sanitizer-dispensing door handle, whereas it remained unchanged for the other rooms. Technical improvements like a sanitizer-dispensing door handle can improve hospital HHC.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of infection control
دوره 42 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014