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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022

Hand Hygiene Compliance in Pediatric Emergency of a Lower-Middle Income Country: A Quality Improvement Study.

Suresh Kumar Angurana, Pooja Chetal, Richa Mehta, Renu Suthar, Venkataseshan Sundaram, Ranjana Singh, Rupinder Kaur, Harinder Kaur, Manisha Biswal, Praveen Kumar and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Suresh Kumar AnguranaDepartment of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Pooja ChetalDepartment of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Richa MehtaDepartment of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Renu SutharDepartment of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Venkataseshan SundaramDepartment of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Ranjana SinghDepartment of Hospital Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Rupinder KaurDepartment of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Harinder KaurDepartment of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Manisha BiswalDepartment of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Praveen KumarDepartment of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Muralidharan JayashreeDepartment of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
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Abstract

Background: Prospective data on hand hygiene compliance in pediatric emergency department (PED) settings is limited. We studied the impact of quality improvement measures on the overall and health care personnel wise hand hygiene compliance rates in a busy PED. Methods: The baseline hand hygiene compliance rates were audited from May-July 2018. The quality improvement interventions included various structural changes to the environment, administrative changes, education and training. During the interventions, auditing was continued for 2 months (August - September 2018). Statistical Process control charts were created. Results: We observed a significant increase in overall compliance rates from 31.8 to 53.9% ( Conclusion: Hand hygiene compliance improved significantly in a busy PED of a lower middle-income country following quality improvement interventions. Such improvement was observed amongst all categories of health care personnel and different types of hand hygiene opportunities. This study demonstrates the feasibility and efficacy of simple quality improvement interventions in a challenging hospital environment.

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hand hygieneneonatesPDSApediatric emergencyprocess controlquality improvement

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