Background Health care‐associated infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality.
Hand hygiene is regarded as an effective preventive measure. This is an update of a …

Background Nudge interventions are those that seek to modify the social and physical
environment to enhance capacity for subconscious behaviours that align with the intrinsic …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute-care
hospitals in prioritization and implementation of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated …

Purpose The potential for clinically significant microbial cross transmission in the
intraoperative environment poses a threat to patient safety. A growing body of literature has …

Health care–associated infections are a hospital-wide concern associated with a significant
increase in patient morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Bacterial transmission in the …

Background Hand hygiene (HH) in health care facilities is a key component to reduce
pathogen transmission and nosocomial infections. However, most HH interventions (HHI) …

Background More knowledge is needed about task intensity in relation to hand hygiene in
the operating room during anesthetic care in order to choose effective improvement …

There is a lack of awareness regarding the pervasive influence of the built environment on
caregiving activities, and how its design could reduce risks for patients and providers. This …

This article presents highlights from a recently updated systematic Cochrane review
evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient …

Background Hand hygiene compliance is low among anesthesia providers in the operating
room, which places patients at risk of preventable infections. The goal of this project was to …