ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2014
Common infection control practices in the emergency department: a literature review.
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- Hand hygiene practices for prevention of health care-associated infections associated with admitted infectious patients in the emergency department: a systematic review.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Pooled it
- Adherence to infection prevention and control best practices in emergency units at a tertiary care hospital, Riyadh.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Observational
- Survey of Hand Hygiene, High-Touch Device Use, and Proper Habits of Health Care Workers for Infection Risk Prevention: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Emergency Department Placed Central Lines for Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Case-Control Study on Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection Risk From Central Lines Placed Emergently in the Emergency Department.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Emergency Department Nurses' Compliance with Standard Precautions Using Multilevel Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Emergency nurses' perceptions regarding the risks appraisal of the threat of the emerging infectious disease situation in emergency departments.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020Article
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- Infection Prevention for the Emergency Department: Out of Reach or Standard of Care?Emergency medicine clinics of North America · 2018Review
- A survey on infection control in emergency departments in Japan.Acute medicine & surgery · 2018Article
- Bridging the gap between guidelines and practice in the management of emerging infectious diseases: a qualitative study of emergency nurses.Journal of clinical nursing · 2016Article
- Environmental factors and their association with emergency department hand hygiene compliance: an observational study.BMJ quality & safety · 2016Observational
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Abstract
backgroundHealth care-associated infections (HAIs) are a major health concern, despite being largely avoidable. The emergency department (ED) is an essential component of the health care system and subject to workflow challenges, which may hinder ED personnel adherence to guideline-based infection prevention practices.
methodsThe purpose of this review was to examine published literature regarding adherence rates among ED personnel to selected infection control practices, including hand hygiene (HH) and aseptic technique during the placement of central venous catheters and urinary catheters. We also reviewed studies reporting rates of ED equipment contamination. PubMed was searched for studies that included adherence rates among ED personnel to HH during routine patient care, aseptic technique during the placement of central venous catheters and urinary catheters, and rates of equipment contamination.
resultsIn total, 853 studies was screened, and 589 abstracts were reviewed. The full texts of 36 papers were examined, and 23 articles were identified as meeting inclusion criteria. Eight studies used various scales to measure HH compliance, which ranged from 7.7% to 89.7%. Seven articles examined central venous catheters inserted in the ED or by emergency medicine residents. Detail of aseptic technique practices during urinary catheterization was lacking. Four papers described equipment contamination in the ED.
conclusionStandardized methods and definitions of compliance monitoring are needed to compare results across settings.
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