Disinfection of the Radiologist Workstation and Radiologist Hand Hygiene: A Single Institution Practice Quality Improvement Project
| Autor: | Marc Dilauro, John G. Ryan, Jeffrey S. Quon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Hand washing Inservice Training Quality management Workstation media_common.quotation_subject 030106 microbiology law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Hygiene Surveys and Questionnaires Radiologists medicine Humans Hand Hygiene Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 030212 general & internal medicine Single institution Computer Peripherals media_common business.industry General Medicine Quality Improvement Disinfection Equipment Contamination Female Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. 68:270-275 |
| ISSN: | 1488-2361 0846-5371 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.carj.2016.09.004 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the workstation disinfection rates and hand hygiene of radiologists and trainees at shared departmental workstations and assess the impact of education and reminder placards on daily habits. Methods A 10-question survey was administered to all staff radiologists, fellows, and residents at our institution. The questions pertained to workstation disinfection, hand hygiene habits, and accessibility to disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer stations. Subsequently, a short educational PowerPoint presentation was emailed to the department and small reminder placards were placed at each workstation. A follow-up survey was administered. Chi-square and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to analyse the results. Results The percentage of participants who disinfect their workstations 1-2 times/week, 3-4 times/week or everyday increased from 53.4% (45 of 84 participants) to 74.3% (55 of 74 participants; P = .01), while the number who disinfect their workstation Conclusions At our institution, the implementation of daily reminder placards at each workstation and the administration of an educational PowerPoint presentation improved the rate of radiologist workstation disinfection. |
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