Re: Article about the danger of anaesthetists’ hands!

[Wishart, Michael]

[Posted on behalf of Dr John Ferguson – Moderator]

Yes, there are two previous great papers from this mob – abstracts below. Just about the only demonstration of the importance of hh in anaesthetics that I know about! These studies deserve to be replicated in Australia I think. We’ve been trying to interest our people and are trying to purchase some of the hh devices to trial.

Best wishes

John

Dr John Ferguson

Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist, Hunter New England Health, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle

Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Tel 61 2 49214444, Fax 61 2 49214440, Mobile 0428 885573

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Anesth Analg 2011 Jan;112(1):98-105. Epub 2010 Aug 4.
Hand contamination of anesthesia providers is an important risk factor for intraoperative bacterial transmission.
Loftus RW, Muffly MK, Brown JR, Beach ML, Koff MD, Corwin HL, Surgenor SD, Kirkland KB, Yeager MP.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Dr., Lebanon, NH 03756. randy.loftus@hitchcock.or.
Abstract

Anesthesiology 2008 Sep;109(3):399-407.
Transmission of pathogenic bacterial organisms in the anesthesia work area.
Loftus RW, Koff MD, Burchman CC, Schwartzman JD, Thorum V, Read ME, Wood TA, Beach ML.
Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA. randy.loftus@hitchcock.org
Comment in:
Anesthesiology. 2009 May;110(5):1191; author reply 1191-2. Abstract

Anesthesiology 2009 May;110(5):978-85.
Reduction in intraoperative bacterial contamination of peripheral intravenous tubing through the use of a novel device.
Koff MD, Loftus RW, Burchman CC, Schwartzman JD, Read ME, Henry ES, Beach ML.
Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. matthew.koff@hitchcock.org
Comment in:
Anesthesiology. 2009 May;110(5):959-60.
Abstract

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