Bacterial Contamination of Anaesthetists' Hands by Personal Mobile Phones Used in the Operating Theatre

Medical University Innsbruck40 enrolled

Overview

The use of mobile phones in the operating room (OR) has become widespread, because of the lack of reports on serious problems. Since mobile phones are used in close body contact and since, as for most non-medical electronic equipment, there are no cleaning guidelines that meet hospital standards, the hygiene risk involved in using mobile phones in the OR has not yet been determined.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Environmental Microbiology Equipment Contamination Personnel, Hospital

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Anaesthetist working in the OR

Locations (1)

University Hospital Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

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