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Table 5 Hygiene opportunities (n) and adherence (%) during different observations, categorized by “My five moments for hand hygiene”

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

Opportunities for hand hygiene

Full length operations

Induction phase

Preoperative center

Sum

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

1

Before patient contact

  

371

2.2

  

371

2

Before aseptic task

482

3.5

445

2.2

82

7.3

1,009

3

After body fluid exposure

308

15.9

287

5.2

48

14.6

643

4&5

After contact with patient or the patient surroundings

9

-

359

3.6

2

-

370

 

Total

799

8.4

1,462

3.1

132

9.8

2,393