Table 2. Observation of hand hygiene before and after handling of the EVD system and other handling of the patient during the intervention period.

VARIABLES	HAND HYGIENE
	OBSERVATION – AUGUST 2009
	A
	N/TOTAL (%)
Before handling the EVD system	39/125 (31.2)
After handling the EVD system	55/125 (44.0)
Before touching the patient	16/85 (18.8)
After touching the patient	65/85 (76.5)

A  =  ADEQUATE.