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Assessing variability of antineoplastic drugs handling practices in clinical settings
Published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2019
Susan Arnold, Hannah M. Kaup
Videos were viewed using Microsoft Windows Media Player and manually analyzed for frequency and duration of hand-to-surface contacts. Surfaces contacted, number of touches, frequency and duration of touch for each surface, and average contact time were quantified from each video. Use of PPE was also characterized. Frequency of touch to a surface (λ) was calculated using Eq. (1), and duration of touch to a surface (δ) was calculated using Eq. (2) for all surfaces touched in all video-observations:
where x is the total number of touches to a surface by an individual during the observational period, and t is the total period of time (min) the individual was observed.
where Δ is the total time an individual was observed touching a surface (sec) during the entire observational period, and x is the total number of touches to that surface during the observational period. The five most frequently contacted surfaces in the compounding pharmacy, and the six most frequently contacted surfaces in the patient administration area were selected for further data analysis.