Practice and attitudes toward alcohol-based hand disinfection among German infection control teams

Sebastian Schulz-Stübner; A Volkmann; W Ebner; T Hauer

doi:10.1017/ice.2019.53

Practice and attitudes toward alcohol-based hand disinfection among German infection control teams

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ◽

10.1017/ice.2019.53 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (05) ◽

pp. 609-612 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sebastian Schulz-Stübner ◽

A Volkmann ◽

W Ebner ◽

T Hauer

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Hand Disinfection ◽

Attitudes Toward Alcohol

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Terminology in surgical hand disinfection—a new Tower of Babel in infection control

Journal of Hospital Infection ◽

10.1016/j.jhin.2004.09.020 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 59 (3) ◽

pp. 269-271 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

G. Kampf ◽

P. Goroncy-Bermes ◽

A. Fraise ◽

M. Rotter

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Hand Disinfection ◽

Tower Of Babel ◽

Surgical Hand Disinfection

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Hand disinfectants and surgical site infections: A narrative review

Journal of Surgery and Trauma ◽

10.32592/jsurgery.2020.8.3.101 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 84-90

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Length Of Hospital Stay ◽

Surgical Site Infections ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Hand Disinfection ◽

Care Providers ◽

Team Members ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Library Resources

Surgical site infection is one of the most common health-related infections, which can cause problems for health care providers by increasing morbidity and mortality, length of hospital stay, and costs. Undoubtedly, one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to fight infection is to prevent it. An essential measure in infection control is the disinfection of the surgical team members to remove fat and contamination, eliminate transient microorganisms, and prevent the growth and proliferation of resident microorganisms on the skin. This study aimed to introduce different types of soap and alcohol disinfectant solutions for surgical scrub and describe the advantages and disadvantages of each by reviewing several recent research studies. This study is a brief overview of the recently conducted articles as searched in library resources, the Google Scholar Search Engine, Pubmed, UpToDate, Cochran, and Scopus databases using the English keywords of "hand hygiene", "infection control", "hand disinfection/methods", "hand disinfection/standards", and "Surgical Procedures, Operative" as well as the Persian keywords of "surgical scrub", "Povidone-iodine", "alcohol", and "hand disinfection". After reviewing 76 articles and eliminating the duplicate sources, 43 studies published from 2007 to 2019 were fully reviewed. Finally, 26 sources were selected as eligible with substantial relevance to the subject matter and subsequently reviewed. Based on the review of articles, it can be concluded that alcoholic solutions are often effective alternatives to soap scrub solutions due to their high disinfecting properties, safety, rapid effectiveness, and greater compliance with instructions.

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Hospital infections and hospital hygiene at Malmö General Hospital: 2. Hygienic measures and their correlation with the incidence of infection

Journal of Hygiene ◽

10.1017/s0022172400044946 ◽

1965 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 35-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ingmar Juhlin ◽

Carl Ericson

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

General Hospital ◽

Marked Decrease ◽

University Hospital ◽

Hospital Infections ◽

Hand Disinfection ◽

Hospital Hygiene ◽

Satisfactory Method ◽

Hygienic Measures ◽

Infection Control Committee

A hygienic programme, which has been developed and maintained during several years at a large Swedish university hospital, is presented in detail. The composition and working methods of the Infection Control Committee are described and some economic calculations given. The possible connexion between the hygienic measures and a marked decrease of the incidence of infections is discussed. This decrease did not occur until a satisfactory method for the routine hand disinfection had been introduced, using a commercial antibacterial cleaner containing 3% hexachlorophene.

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Alcohol for hand hygiene: new comparative studies add to the evidence base

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.06.36.01874-en ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 6 (36) ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Hand Hygiene ◽

Infection Control ◽

Comparative Studies ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Operating Theatre ◽

Hand Disinfection ◽

Essential Component

Two recent studies from France have added to the evidence that hand disinfection with alcohol- or alcohol based solutions is an essential component of infection control. The first addresses hand hygiene on the wards and the second in the operating theatre. These are quite different scenarios.

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