Potential Nosocomial Infection Prevention Via Modification of Anesthesia Intraoperative Aseptic Practice

Dartmouth Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nosocomial Infections

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00617006

CPHS# 20655

Details and patient eligibility

About

We hypothesized that by improving hand hygiene compliance in the operative environment, we would reduce horizontal transmission of pathogenic bacteria to surgical patients.

Full description

We performed an observational study evaluating provider adherence to these techniques. We then sought to increase hand hygiene compliance through the use of a point of care alcohol based hand hygiene device. We hypothesized that increased hand hygiene compliance would reduce bacterial contamination of the anesthesia workspace and peripheral intravenous tubing, and ultimately reducing overall morbidity and mortality secondary to a reduction in nosocomial infection rates.

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients present in operating rooms randomized to study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients that were already enrolled in study and return to the operating room.

Trial design

114 participants in 2 patient groups

Before (Control)

Description:

Study group representative of standard practice

After(Treatment)

Description:

After treatment group with the personal hand hygiene device ie. Device Group.