Sjukvårdspersonals följsamhet till hygienrutiner inom akutsjukvård

Sammanfattning: Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem that affects patients treated in emergency care every year. If healthcare personnel follow the hygiene guidelines, HAIs can be reduced. In Sweden, Basic hygiene routines (basala hygienrutiner) are usually used as guidelines for hygiene in health care. Nationally, World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines are used in 5 steps to help healthcare professionals follow the hygiene guidelines. Working in emergency care means that healthcare personnel are faced with pressure and quick action in decisions in emergency situations. Unfortunately, adherence to hygiene routines is often given priority for a variety of reasons.  Aim: The aim of this literature study was to describe the compliance of healthcare professionals to hygiene routines in emergency care.  Method: A descriptive literature study with results based on 12 scientific articles. The literature search was performed in the MedLine database via PubMed.  Main result: The result showed that healthcare personnel in emergency care had low adherence to hygiene routines. The adherence to performing hygiene routines according to regulations after the medical staff had tended to a patient proved to be the step that was best followed. Adherence to hygiene routines before patient contact as well as prior to routine was found to be lower. The results differ between different occupational categories and depending on whether the health care professionals estimated themselves or were observed.  Conclusion: Adherence of healthcare personnel to hygiene routines in emergency care was low. When introducing interventions and training, the staff's compliance with hygiene routines increased. By highlighting the importance of good adherence to hygiene routines to avoid HAIs, patients' suffering and additional costs in healthcare can be reduced