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Evaluation of Patients' Mask Use after the Implementation of Cough Etiquette in the Emergency Department

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Yves Longtin ,
Christophe Akakpo ,
Olivier T. Rutschmann ,
Didier Pittet  and
Hugo Sax
Yves Longtin
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Christophe Akakpo
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Olivier T. Rutschmann
Affiliation:
Emergency Department, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Didier Pittet*
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
Hugo Sax
Affiliation:
Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
*
Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 2 Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland( [email protected])
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Abstract

We developed a patient-based survey to evaluate the impact of a respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette implementation strategy on infection control practices in the emergency department. The frequency of self-reported mask use by coughing patients was low (27%) and often inconsistent. The frequency of use was highest among patients who presented with myalgia (odds ratio, 14.7; P = .02) and among patients who visited the emergency department during January (odds ratio, 4.1; P = .04).

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 9 , September 2009 , pp. 904 - 908
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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