CHG daily bathing | Patient-days (%) |
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Subjects (n = 242) | 3749 |
Compliance with CHG bathing (%) | Â |
 Full bathing | 2498 (66.6) |
 Partial bathinga | 221 (5.9) |
 Subtotal | 2719 (72.5) |
Reasons for non-compliance (%) | Â |
 Critically illb | 310 (8.2) |
 Dermatitis/abnormal skin conditions | 195 (5.2) |
 Patient’s refusal to bathe | 190 (5.1) |
 Absencec | 142 (3.8) |
 Mechanical barrierd | 104 (2.8) |
 Post-surgery or post-procedures | 52 (1.4) |
 Bedside hemodialysis | 37 (1.0) |
 Subtotal | 1030 (27.5) |