Hand hygiene and aseptic techniques during routine anesthetic care - observations in the operating room

Table 4 The number (n) of opportunities for hand hygiene stratified by profession and overall adherence (%) to hand hygiene guidelines

Profession	Nursing assistant	Nurse anesthetist	Anesthesiologist	Surgeon/instrument nurse*	Student	Total
n (%)	105 (6.3)	1,290 (77.4)	191 (11.5)	23(1.4)	57 (3.4)	1,666
Overall adherence	(8.6)	(5.5)	(7.9)	(4.3)	(15.8)	(6.3)
Missing						727¹

¹ = Data on professional category is missing for moment 1,3 and 4, e.g. before and after patient contact and surrounding.
*Non-scrubbed surgeons and instrument nurses.

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