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Profile of anesthetic infection control in Taiwan: a questionnaire report
Richard C H Or1, Teng K Hsieh, Kuo M Lan
1Department of Anesthesiology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Dajia Branch, Taichung, Taiwan.
Study Objective:
To evaluate compliance of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists with personal hygiene and anesthetic equipment disinfection procedures in Taiwan.
Design:
Survey instrument.
Setting:
Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists working in medical and non-medical centers in Taiwan.
Participants:
81 anesthesiologists and 181 nurse anesthetists working in medical and non-medical centers.
Measurements And Main Results:
Questionnaires were sent to 500 anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in Taiwan. Two hundred sixty-two (52%) completed questionnaires (127 from medical centers and 135 from non-medical centers). Completed questionnaires were divided into two groups: those from medical centers (Group A) and those from non-medical centers (Group B). There was no significant difference in personal hygienic practices (wearing gloves and washing hands) between Groups A and B. There were significant differences between anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in wearing gloves (65.3% vs. 82%; P = 0.001) and hand washing (52.6% vs. 70.4%; P = 0.003). Medical center anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists performed better than their non-medical-center counterparts when using disinfection procedures and disinfectants for laryngoscope blades and the cleaning of fiberscopes.
Conclusions:
Teaching programs should include anesthesia infection control in the curriculum for anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists.
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