Observed Bacterial Content on Suspension Bed Sheet in Burns Intensive Care Unit
- VernacularTitle:烧伤重症监护病房悬浮床床单细菌量调查
- Author:
Liqin PAN
;
Tao ZHANG
;
Yeyang LI
;
Zhonghua SHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Suspension bed;
Sheet;
Bacteria
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To observe the bacterial content on the suspension bed sheet in burns intensive care unit.METHODS To detect the bacterial content on the suspension bed sheet and the common sickbed sheet(20 sheets in each group) after sampling them before use and 12 and 24 hours after use and to compare them.RESULTS The bacterial content on two sorts of the sheets before use was accorded with the Ministry of Health standards.but 12 hours after use the significant bacterial content on the common sickbed sheet [(4.9?2.1) CFU/cm2] was much higher than that on the suspension bed [(3.2?1.1) CFU/cm2,P0.01].CONCLUSIONS Using suspension bed could reduce bacterial content on the sheet and ease nurse workload.
