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- Title
Equipo de protección y lavado de manos, que realiza el personal médico.
- Authors
M. C., Cristina Navarro-Meza; R., González-Baltazar; M. G., Aldrete-Rodríguez; D. E., Carmona-Navarro; R., Muñoz-Lozano
- Abstract
Introduction. The main strategy for the prevention of nosocomial infections is the use of protective equipment and hand washing. The hands of health care workers can be colonized by pathogenic flora, the most important vector of transmission of diseases from one patient to another. The obective was to analyze the behavior of medical staff to use personal protective equipment and hand washing upon contact with bodily mucous membranes. Material and Methods. An observational, descriptive, study was conducted in October of 2015 in a tertiary hospital in Mexico. Personal data from each of the participants were collected, the use of protective equipment was verified, the compliance with hand washing was assessed according to the "Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health Care." Statistical analysis of the data was performed using the statistical test of Kendall's tau B. Results. The study involved 176 doctors from different specialties who met the inclusion criteria such as: Being part of the medical staff who have worked during the study period and have signed informed consent. Vulnerability of the population was observed regarding the use of protective equipment, finding that only 25% (44) used surgical masks, gloves 24% (42) and hand washing 91% (160) is carried out. Discussion. The prevalence of hand washing in the hospital is acceptable, however failing to use protective equipment poses a risk to health personnel.
- Publication
Revista Médica MD, 2016, Vol 8, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
2007-8188
- Publication type
Article