Barriers and bridges to infection prevention and control: results of a qualitative case study of a Netherlands' surgical unit

Backman, ChantalMarck, Patricia BKrogman, NaomiTaylor, GeoffSales, AnneBonten, Marc J MGigengack-Baars, Ada C M2020-11-202020-11-2020122044-6055http://hdl.handle.net/10393/41468https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-25692The objectives of the study are to observe the overall work environment including infection prevention and control (IP&C) practices on the target surgical unit; to analyse the policies and procedures in the hospital and unit environments; to analyse the barriers and bridges to IP&C that practitioners identify in visual narratives of their unit environment and to collect monthly specific IP&C-related anonymised data.enBarriers and bridges to infection prevention and control: results of a qualitative case study of a Netherlands' surgical unitArticle10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000511