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To: i-node who wrote (377325)4/9/2008 5:22:40 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1583519
 
"Usual uninformed bullshit."

Whoa! There go the goal posts! Like a scalded cat!

You made the claim that doctors didn't know they should wash their hands between patients in 1908. That is demonstrably false. You try to counter with a study that notes that, despite special education and monitoring, many still don't. Note the "special education". For the reality-impaired, that means they know. I guess I will put you on the list of those who can't frame an intellectually honest argument with Tench.



To: i-node who wrote (377325)4/9/2008 6:19:28 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1583519
 
In 1992, The New England Journal of Medicine reported on a handwashing study in an intensive-care unit. Despite special education and monitored observation, handwashing rates were as low as 30% and never went above 48%!

Dude, read it again.....that was for all hospital personnel, not just surgeons. Dang! We spend so much money bringing education to the third world when we should be making a bigger effort here in this country.


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