Deployment of a touchless ultraviolet light robot for terminal room disinfection: The importance of audit and feedback - 02/02/18
, Amie Patrick, BSN, RN, Mark Gryskevicz, Nadia Masroor, MPH, BS, Lisa Hassmer, MBA, Kevin Shimp, MSN, RN, Kaila Cooper, MSN, RN, CIC, Michelle Doll, MD, MPH, Michael Stevens, MD, MPH, Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPHHighlights |
• | Terminal disinfection with ultraviolet device in Clostridium difficile rooms. |
• | Compliance improved from 20% to 100% during a 25 month study. |
• | Audit and feedback utilized to drive compliance of ultraviolet disinfection. |
Abstract |
Touchless ultraviolet disinfection (UVD) devices effectively reduce the bioburden of epidemiologically relevant pathogens, including Clostridium difficile. During a 25-month implementation period, UVD devices were deployed facilitywide for the terminal disinfection of rooms that housed a patient who tested positive for C difficile. The deployment was performed with structured education, audit and feedback, and resulted in a multidisciplinary practice change that maximized the UVD capture rate from 20% to 100%.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Environment cleaning, Clostridium difficile
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
Vol 46 - N° 2
P. 241-243 - février 2018 Retour au numéro
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