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Abstract
SUMMARY
Infection in ophthalmic surgery is very dangerous as it can lead to permanent loss of eyesight. It is therefore of utmost importance to enforce strict infection control measures. Infection control in ophthalmic operating theater practices eliminate sources of infection and help to protect patients and health care providers from diseases. Infection control precautions are major factors in preventing the spread of infection.
Infection control within and health care facility reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections, thus decreases morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate infection control program for the staff working in ophthalmic operating theater based on need’s assessment.
Nosocomial infections are common complications affecting patients exposed to medical and surgical procedures that occur in a health care environment. Nosocomial infections are not limited only to hospitalized patients, but also members of hospital staff can acquire infections.
The study was conducted at the ophthalmic operating rooms in the Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Giza. The study subjects included 37 health care providers, 9 physicians, 19 nurses, and 10 auxiliary workers.
The tools of data collection included:
- Interview Arabic questionnaire sheet to assess the level of knowledge of health care providers (physicians, nurses and auxiliary workers).
- Observation checklist to assess the performance of the health care providers (physicians, nurses and auxiliary workers) related to infection control program.
- Checklist to assess availability of supplies and equipment.
- Training program regarding to infection control focusing on knowledge and practices in ophthalmic operating theater, it was developed by the researcher.
A pilot study was conducted on 15 subjects (5 physicians, 5 nurses and, 5 auxiliary workers). The aim of the pilot study was to test applicability of items and to estimate the time consumed for filling in the tools’ items.
The main results revealed that:
- Regarding to attendance of related programs 52.6% of nurses attended training program, while none of the physicians and auxiliary workers got training.
- There were highly statistically significant differences between physicians and nurses related to their knowledge about infection control program.
- The auxiliary workers revealed higher mean percentages of all parameters of knowledge after implementation of the program while these increases were not statistically significant.
There was increase in percentage of total knowledge score post implementation of the program (98%) compared to pre implementation of the programs (89%). As for the correlation among scores of knowledge and performance, it was a positive one.
Recommendations:
Developing and implementing an educational program including orientation and seminars for newly appointed health care providers in ophthalmic operating theater in order to minimize nosocomial infection (NCI).