Profile of anesthetic infection control in Taiwan: a questionnaire report
| Autor: | Edmund Cheung So, Teng K. Hsieh, Fu C. Kang, Richard C.H. Or, Kuo M. Lan, Ying H. Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Hand washing
Perioperative nursing Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Taiwan Laryngoscopes Washing hands Personal hygiene Hygiene Anesthesiology Surveys and Questionnaires Infection control Medicine Fiber Optic Technology Humans media_common Nurse Anesthetists Infection Control business.industry Significant difference Nurse anesthetist Disinfection Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Anesthesia Guideline Adherence business Gloves Protective business.employer Hand Disinfection |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical anesthesia. 21(1) |
| ISSN: | 1873-4529 |
| Popis: | Study Objective To evaluate compliance of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists with personal hygiene and anesthetic equipment disinfection procedures in Taiwan. Design Survey instrument. Setting Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists working in medical and non-medical centers in Taiwan. Participants 81 anesthesiologists and 181 nurse anesthetists working in medical and non-medical centers. Measurements and Main Results Questionnaires were sent to 500 anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in Taiwan. Two hundred sixty-two (52%) completed questionnaires (127 from medical centers and 135 from non-medical centers). Completed questionnaires were divided into two groups: those from medical centers (Group A) and those from non-medical centers (Group B). There was no significant difference in personal hygienic practices (wearing gloves and washing hands) between Groups A and B. There were significant differences between anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in wearing gloves (65.3% vs. 82%; P = 0.001) and hand washing (52.6% vs. 70.4%; P = 0.003). Medical center anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists performed better than their non-medical-center counterparts when using disinfection procedures and disinfectants for laryngoscope blades and the cleaning of fiberscopes. Conclusions Teaching programs should include anesthesia infection control in the curriculum for anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists. |
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