Promoting and sustaining a hospital-wide, multifaceted hand hygiene program resulted in significant reduction in health care-associated infections

被引:65
作者
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. [1 ]
Abed, Mahmoud S. [2 ]
Al-Yami, Nashma [2 ]
Birrer, Richard B. [3 ]
机构
[1] Saudi Aramco, Dhahran Hlth Ctr, Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Internal Med Unit, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
[2] Saudi Aramco, Dhahran Hlth Ctr, Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Infect Control Unit, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
[3] Saudi Aramco, Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Primary Care Serv Div, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
关键词
Quality improvement; Patient safety; Device associated infections; CULTURE-CHANGE-PROGRAM; PREVENTION; ADHERENCE; IMPACT; RATES;
D O I
10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.009
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: Hand hygiene is the single most important intervention to combat infections in any health care setting. However, adherence to hand hygiene practice remains low among health care workers. Objectives: Our objective was to assess compliance with hand hygiene over time utilizing a multifaceted approach to hand hygiene. In addition, we assessed the rate of device-associated infections. Methods: This is a descriptive time series study with a multitude of interventions from October 2006 to December 2011 set in a 350-bed community hospital in Saudi Arabia. We utilized a multimodal program to promote hand hygiene activities. We also calculated device-associated infection rates as outcome measures. Results: Over the study, the overall hand hygiene compliance rate increased from a baseline of 38% in second quarter 2006 to 65% in 2010 and then to 85% in 2011 (P < .001). The compliance rates increased among all professions and different hospital units. The compliance rates were 87% for physicians, 89% for nursing staff, and 93% for nutritionist. The rate of health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus per 1,000 patient-days decreased from 0.42 in 2006 to 0.08 in 2011. Ventilator-associated infection rates decreased from 6.12 to 0.78, central line-associated bloodstream infections rates decreased from 8.23 to 4.8, and catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates decreased from 7.08 to 3.5. Conclusion: This intervention used a multitude of interventions and resulted in an institution-wide increase and sustained improvement in compliance rates. Copyright (c) 2013 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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