Table 2.
Distribution of hand hygiene compliance among healthcare professionals in critical care units in the hospital
|
Critical care unit |
Hand hygiene compliance (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Phase I |
Phase II |
Phase III |
Phase IV |
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| Nurses | Physicians | Others | Nurses | Physicians | Others | Nurses | Physicians | Others | Nurses | Physicians | Others | |
| ICU |
45 |
41 |
29 |
45 |
63 |
45 |
55 |
49 |
54 |
87 |
69 |
73 |
| NICU |
90 |
78 |
98 |
88 |
90 |
- |
90 |
84 |
97 |
80 |
68 |
50 |
| Burn Unit |
71 |
50 |
- |
80 |
50 |
- |
78 |
- |
- |
75 |
48 |
6 |
| Kidney Center |
42 |
- |
66 |
70 |
- |
- |
40 |
0 |
17 |
53 |
- |
50 |
| Compliance rate% (*) | 63 (142/225) | 56 (61/108) | 65 (50/76) | 73 (183/250) | 78 (71/90) | 45 (30/66) | 61 (229/373) | 52 (71/137) | 57 (63/110) | 76 (235/309) | 59 (93/158) | 55 (40/73) |
*Number of actions/opportunities for hand hygiene.