Reducing Intraoperative ESKAPE Transmission Through Use of a Personal Hand Hygiene System
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that the use of a personal hand hygiene system (SafeHavenTM) by anesthesia providers in the adult operating room, combined with a novel infectious pathogen tracking system (OR PathTrac) will decrease participant exposure to pathologic bacteria in the adult operating room.
Eligibility Criteria
Patient Inclusion Criteria: Patients ≥ 18 years of age having surgery in an adult operating suite at the research center involving the following specialties: orthopedics/spine, orthopedics/total joint, gynecology/oncology, colorectal, open vascular, and open urological, general abdominal, acute care, cardiothoracic, and plastic/breast. Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a known infection at the time of surgery. * Prisoners * Pregnant Women * Patients lacking capacity to consent * Patients with an allergy to a component of hand hygiene solution, such as ethyl alcohol * Refusal of consent Anesthesia Provider Inclusion Criteria: • Faculty physicians, resident physicians, or certified registered nurse anesthetists that provide care for adults having surgery at the research center. Anesthesia Provider Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of consent * Open sores of the hands * Known skin infection