Evaluation of hygienic and economic effects of different hand hygiene and hand drying modes in pharmacy intravenous admixture service
OBJECTIVE To compare the hygienic and economic effects of hand drying measures,such as natural air drying,high-speed hand dryer,medical tissue cleaner and use of hand sanitizer in pharmacy intravenous admixture service after hand wash-ing and select appropriate hand hygiene and hand drying modes.METHODS The method of random grouping was adopted.The hand samples of personnel entering a mixing room from August to December 2021 were selected as research subjects.Hand hygiene sampling was completed in a locker room and dry hand time recorded.The costs of hand washing and hand drying were calculated for evaluating the hygienic and economic effects of different hand cleaning and hand drying modes.RESULTS The qualified rates of hand hygiene for both natural air drying after hand washing and using hand sanitizer without hand washing were 100％.There was no statistically significant difference.After hand washing,the qualified rates of hand hygiene were 100％,90.83％and 93.33％respectively.The monthly cost per person was 6.10,6.15 and 21.22 yuan and time required(196±46),(51±11)and(26±11)s respectively.The cost of using hand sanitizer was 14.52 yuan and it took(18±9)s.After hand wash-ing,comparing the hygiene effects and time costs of hand drying with natural air drying,high-speed hand dryer,medical wiping paper and using hand sanitizer,the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).CONCLUSION The optimal way of hand hygiene prior to PIVAS preparation is using hands-free disinfectant.While using running water for washing hands,a high-speed hand dryer should be applied for drying hands in a dressing room.
intravenous drug dispensing centerhand hygienehigh-speed hand dryerhand towelhygienic evaluation
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