ABSTRACT
Objective:
to perform a situational diagnosis of the behavior of health professionals concerning hand hygiene practices in highly-complex sectors.
Methods:
this quantitative and retrospective study was based on reports (2016 and 2017) of Adult and Pediatric ICUs of a Federal hospital in Rio de Janeiro.
Results:
one thousand two hundred fifty-eight opportunities for hand hygiene were analysed. The chance of professionals sanitizing hands in Pediatric ICUs is 41.61% higher than in Adult ICUs. Concerning proper hand hygiene, the medical team had a 39.44% lower chance than the nursing team. Others had a 30.62% lower chance when compared to the nursing team. The moment “after contact with the patient” presented 4.5275 times the chance in relation “before contact with the patient”.
Conclusion:
in front of hand hygiene recommendations to control COVID-19, diagnostic assessment and previous analysis of the behavior of professionals proved to be positive.
Descriptors:
SARS Virus; Hand Hygiene; Cross Infection; Intensive Care Units; Nursing
