Interaction of healthcare worker hands and portable medical equipment: a sequence analysis to show potential transmission opportunities.
Chetan JinadathaFrank C VillamariaJohn D CoppinCharles R DaleMarjory D WilliamsRyan WhitworthMark StibichPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2017)
Our results demonstrated that PME such as COW and IV pump were two of the most highly-touched items during patient care. Even with proper hand sanitization and personal protective equipment, this sequence analysis reveals the potential for contamination from the patient and environment, to a vector such as portable medical equipment, and ultimately to another patient in the hospital.