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Using Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet to Decrease Contamination in Operating Rooms during Terminal Cleaning
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Simmons, Sarah L. Stachowiak, Julie Stibich, Mark Croteau, Maurice E. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) guidelines, and consist of a thorough cleaning of all surfaces in the room. Completing a terminal clean properly requires a significant investment of hospital resources, and may not always be done in compliance with AORN standards due to limitations of time and personnel. New cleaning methods that are capable of achieving similar levels of disinfection as the approved standard terminal clean would enhance the ability to comply with the AORN standards. Pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) technology has been used in the hospital setting to terminally clean patient rooms at discharge, and may be of use in terminal cleaning of ORs. This study assesses the level of bacterial contamination in a terminally-cleaned OR as compared with a modified turnover (between case) clean plus PX-UV. |
| Starting Page | 34 |
| Ending Page | 35 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.072 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://go.xenex.com/rs/356-QPD-246/images/POSTER-Xenex-St.Joseph-OR-2013.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.072 |
| Volume Number | 41 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
