Effect of medical hygiene wipes on disinfecting object surface and compliance to use in an intensive care unit
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2016.05.013
- VernacularTitle:医用卫生湿巾应用于ICU物体表面消毒的效果及使用依从性
- Author:
Jinyu HE
;
Xiaojiang YU
;
Xiuping LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical hygiene wipe;
chlorine-containing disinfectant;
object surface;
disinfection;
compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2016;15(5):337-340
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of medical hygiene wipes on disinfecting object surface and compliance to use in an intensive care unit (ICU).Methods 30 beds in the ICU at a hospital were randomly selected and divided into three groups:A,B and C,each group had 10 beds.Group A were only provided hygiene wipes,group B used towel soaked in chlorine-containing disinfectant (disinfected towel),group C were provided both medical hygiene wipes and disinfected towel for selected use.Compliance to different disinfection methods,and disinfectant efficacy on object surface were compared.Results The rate of compliance to disinfection in group A was higher than group B (78.78% vs 42.12%,χ2 =68.56,P <0.05);except medical disposal trolley and ventilator,compliance to disinfection of the other object surface in group A were all higher than group B (all P <0.05).Except ventilator, adenosis triphosphate (ATP)values before and after disinfection of object surface in group A and B were both significantly different (both P <0.05 ),disinfectant efficacy of group A was superior to group B.Group C used medical hygiene wipes more than disinfected towel ([836 times,91 .57%]vs [77 times,8.43%]).Nurses spent (20.15+ 3.00 )minutes on preparing disinfectant every day,and (15.02 ± 2.00 )minutes on washing used disinfected towel,while hygiene wipes could be used immediately,discarded after use,and was timesaving. Conclusion Use of medical hygiene wipes is convenient,rapid,and without irritating odor,it also improves disinfection effect on object surface and ICU health care workers’compliance to disinfection.
