El COVID-19 ha sido declarado recientemente, por la Organización Mundial de la Salud,
una emergencia de salud con una propagación a nivel global. Los pacientes infectados …

Background Anaesthesia induction is a fast-paced, complex activity that involves a high
density of hand-to-surface exposures. Hand hygiene (HH) adherence has been reported to …

Hospitalised patients who suffer from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) experience
increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. 1, 2 Enterococcus, Staphylococcus …

Methods Implementation of workflow changes in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic was
accomplished through JIT, in situ simulation training, delivered over a period of 3 weeks to …

Background: Our hospital became a referral center for COVID-19-positive obstetric patients
from 1 May 2020. The aim of our study is to illustrate our management protocols for COVID …

We investigated the microbial burden on the operating room environment when patients on
contact precautions for a multidrug-resistant pathogen received surgery. Our study …

Background The worldwide spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the
syndrome designated COVID-19, presents a challenge for emergency operative …

Health care–associated infections (HAI s) cost billions of dollars annually in the United
States and cause patient morbidity and mortality. There is increasing evidence that …

Injection safety is essential to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
when accessing vascular catheters. This general review evaluates the contamination of …

Background The use of surface disinfection wipes after induction of anesthesia improves
anesthesia machine cleaning. We assessed whether anesthesia machine surface redesign …