Table 2.

2,393 hand hygiene opportunities per type of surgery and type of anesthesia and the adherence to hand hygiene guidelines (%)

Type of surgery	Observed hand hygiene opportunities	Adherence to HH guidelines (n)%
General surgery	1,256	(59) 4.7
Orthopedic surgery	507	(36) 7.1
Pediatric	112	(3) 2.7
Urology	221	(7) 3.2
Gynecology	165	(8) 4.8
Preoperative center	132	(13) 9.8
Type of Anesthesia	Observed hand hygiene opportunities	(n)%
General anesthesia	1,862	(89) 4.8
Regional anesthesia	360	(21) 6.1
Sedation	39	(1) 2.6
Missing*	132

*HH opportunities observed in the preoperative center.