Journal article
Ethical Considerations in the Use of Subliminal Stimulation to Improve Handwashing Compliance Scientific Utility Versus Autonomy of the Individual
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Vol.14(2), pp.107-109
02/1993
DOI: 10.1086/646691
PMID: 8440878
Abstract
Nosocomial infections remain a significant problem for the healthcare system in the United States. At least 5% of patients will acquire an infection during their hospital stay, extending hospitalization by four days per infection, directly accounting for an estimated 60,000 deaths per year and an additional $10 billion of the amount spent on healthcare.Previous studies have demonstrated that pathogenic bacteria can be recovered from the hands of healthcare workers and transmitted to patients. Moreover, a recent study has shown that hand carriage of organisms and subsequent contact may be the most important mechanism of nosocomial infection transmission in the intensive care unit setting.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ethical Considerations in the Use of Subliminal Stimulation to Improve Handwashing Compliance Scientific Utility Versus Autonomy of the Individual
- Creators
- Michael B EdmondRichard P Wenzel
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Vol.14(2), pp.107-109
- DOI
- 10.1086/646691
- PMID
- 8440878
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- eISSN
- 1559-6834
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/1993
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983905639202771
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