STATUS OF COMPLIANCE WITH SURGICAL HAND HYGIENE PROCEDURES BY MEDICAL STAFF AT HONG NGOC PHUC TRUONG MINH GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 2024

Thị Thoa Phạm, Thị Yến Đoàn, Vũ Hải Phạm

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Objective: Describe the current status of compliance with surgical hand hygiene procedures and some factors related to compliance of medical staff. Subject and method: Cross-sectional observational study of 661 surgical hand hygiene procedures performed by surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical assistants, and instrument nurses at the Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation of Hong Ngoc General Hospital, Phuc Truong Minh, over a 6-month period from April to September 2024. Result: 21,9% of medical staff participating in the surgery performed surgical hand hygiene with surgical alcohol-based handrub, 78,1% of medical staff participating in the surgery performed surgical hand hygiene with disinfectant soap. The rate of full compliance with the procedure with surgical alcohol-based handrub and disinfectant soap was 86,6% and 88,7%, respectively, the overall compliance rate with surgical hand hygiene procedures was 88,2%. Some factors related to surgical hand hygiene compliance found in the study were that the timing of the surgery in the morning was better than in the afternoon, age group ≤ 30 years old and age group from 31 to 45 years old had better compliance than age group > 45 years old, direct observation had better compliance than through camera. Conclusion: Compliance rate of surgical hand hygiene procedure was 88,2%, it is necessary to implement interventions to increase the compliance rate to >9% in the next stage.

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