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Profile of anesthetic infection control in Taiwan: a questionnaire report.

Authors :
Or RC
Hsieh TK
Lan KM
Kang FC
Chen YH
So EC
Source :
Journal of clinical anesthesia [J Clin Anesth] 2009 Feb; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 13-8.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Study Objective: To evaluate compliance of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists with personal hygiene and anesthetic equipment disinfection procedures in Taiwan.<br />Design: Survey instrument.<br />Setting: Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists working in medical and non-medical centers in Taiwan.<br />Participants: 81 anesthesiologists and 181 nurse anesthetists working in medical and non-medical centers.<br />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.<br />Conclusions: Teaching programs should include anesthesia infection control in the curriculum for anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-4529
Volume :
21
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of clinical anesthesia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19232935
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.014