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The second main indication for hand hygiene is before invasive procedures. Invasive procedures in this sense include surgery (surgical hand preparation) and some other procedures, notably the insertion of a central vascular catheter.


Hand hygiene as part of inserting a central vascular catheter is the same as surgical hand preparation, except only hands are disinfected, with no wrists and forearms.


- Link to IC/HH Core competencies: Area 4 Infection control activities: Domain Elaborating infection control intervention ICA 1-2
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* WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. World Health Organization 2009 WHO/IER/PSP/2009.07 http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241597906_eng.pdf
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'''FEM PAGE CONTRIBUTORS 2007'''
:Vladimir Prikazsky
:Smilja Kalenic
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The second main indication for hand hygiene is before invasive procedures. Invasive procedures in this sense include surgery (surgical hand preparation) and some other procedures, notably the insertion of a central vascular catheter.

Hand hygiene as part of inserting a central vascular catheter is the same as surgical hand preparation, except only hands are disinfected, with no wrists and forearms. 

- Link to IC/HH Core competencies: Area 4 Infection control activities: Domain Elaborating infection control intervention ICA 1-2

Reference

FEM PAGE CONTRIBUTORS 2007

Vladimir Prikazsky
Smilja Kalenic
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