Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections
Prevention is Primary
Improving Adherence to Hand Hygiene Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Didier Pittet
Table 1
Compliance with hand hygiene in different hospital settings
| Year | Setting | Average compliance | Author | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Open ward | 16% | Preston | 11 |
| ICU | 30% | |||
| 1981 | ICUs | 41% | Albert | 5 |
| ICUs | 28% | |||
| 1983 | All wards | 45% | Larson | 12 |
| 1987 | PICU | 30% | Donowitz | 13 |
| 1990 | ICU | 32% | Graham | 6 |
| 1990 | ICU | 81% | Dubbert | 14 |
| 1991 | SICU | 51% | Pettinger | 15 |
| 1992 | NICU/others | 29% | Larson | 16 |
| 1992 | ICUs | 40% | Doebbeling | 7 |
| 1992 | ICUs | 40% | Zimakoff | 17 |
| 1994 | Emergency room | 32% | Meengs | 18 |
| 1999 | All wards | 48% | Pittet | 9 |
| ICUs | 36% |
ICUs = intensive care units; PICU = pediatric ICU; NICU = neonatal ICU.
