Hand hygiene performance in an intensive care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 585 - 587
• Main Authors: Casaroto, Eduardo, Generoso, Jose Roberto, Tofaneto, Bruna Marques, Bariani, Luigi Makowski, Auler, Mariana de Amorim, Xavier, Nathalia, Prado, Marcelo, Victor, Elivane da Silva, Kobayashi, Takaaki, Edmond, Michael B., de Menezes, Fernando Gatti, Marra, Alexandre R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc
• Subjects: Brief Report; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Electronic hand hygiene monitor system; Guideline Adherence; Hand Disinfection; Hand Hygiene; Health Personnel; Humans; Infection Control; Intensive care unit; Intensive Care Units; Pandemics - prevention & control; COVID-19; Electronic hand hygiene monitor system; Hand hygiene; Intensive care unit
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.018

•The current COVID-19 pandemic has made hand hygiene the focus of attention•Hand hygiene compliance was measured by an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system•The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with an increase of hand hygiene compliance [Display omitted] The current COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the focus on infection prevention in hospitals. We evaluated hand hygiene compliance with alcohol-based hand rub via electronic observation among healthcare workers in an intensive care unit from 2017 to 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with an increase in hand hygiene compliance.