Surgical handwashing practices of operating room staff: An observational study

Gülşen M., Aydıngülü N., Arslan S., Doğan S. D., Alptekin D., Nazik E.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES, vol.36, no.4, pp.926-934, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/scs.12988
  • Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.926-934
  • Keywords: guidelines for handwashing in the operating room, handwashing technique, surgical handwashing, surgical handwashing practices, surgical site infection
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective This descriptive and cross-sectional study aims to assess the surgical handwashing practices of operating room staff.