Slide 2 Efficacy of Alcohol-based hand-rub in comparison to hand
washing in prevention of nosocomial infections Melinda Hawley BSN,
RN-BC Purpose Analyze the efficacy of alcohol based hand-rub (ABHR)
in comparison to traditional hand washing in the prevention and
reduction in non-spore forming nosocomial infections. Results
Minimal literature available with RCT utilizing different hand
hygiene preparations-may be due to broad nature of the study of
efficacy In 2011 approx 722,000 HAI & ~75,000 deaths from HAI
(majority outside of ICUs) 1:25 hospitalized patients with HAI on
any given day and costing healthcare industry billions of dollars
every year in non-reimbursed medical costs. Hand hygiene compliance
among HCW low (estimated
