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Table 1 Model-adjusted ultrasound machine cleaning rates before and after quality improvement interventions

From: Improving hospital-based point-of-care ultrasound cleaning practices using targeted interventions: a pre–post study

 

Before (SE)

After (SE)

p-value

All machines combined

0.62 (0.05)

0.89 (0.07)

p < 0.0001

Primary machine usage sub-groups

 Hospital medicine machines

0.50 (0.08)

0.91 (0.14)

p < 0.0001

 Critical care machines

0.74 (0.04)

0.87 (0.05)

p = 0.075

Surface category sub-groups

 Probe lens and handles

0.74 (0.06)

0.96 (0.07)

p < 0.0001

 Probe cords

0.40 (0.06)

0.78 (0.10)

p < 0.0001

 High-touch surfaces

0.63 (0.06)

0.88 (0.08)

p = 0.011