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Figure 10: The disinfection gaps of the dorsal and palmar hand areas, respectively, are compared between surgeons, OR nurses, and student intervention group. The minimal and maximal percentage of insufficiently covered areas and the corresponding means (M) are indicated. Again, the students’ results are significantly better than those of both reference groups (p<0,01). Compared to the surgeons’ group, the OR nurses performed better, but even in the separate analysis of the palmar and dorsal hand areas the results did not reach the level of significance.