Reducing Intraoperative ESKAPE Transmission Through Use of a Personal Hand Hygiene System

Description

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.

Conditions

Surgical Wound Infection, Cross Infection

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Reducing Intraoperative ESKAPE (Enterococcus, S. Aureus, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, and Enterobacter Spp.) Transmission in the Adult Operating Room Via Use of a Personal Hand Hygiene System Optimized by OR PathTrac

Reducing Intraoperative ESKAPE Transmission Through Use of a Personal Hand Hygiene System

Condition
Surgical Wound Infection
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Portland

Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility 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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Oregon Health and Science University,

Brandon M Togioka, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Oregon Health and Science University

Study Record Dates

2026-06-30