Influence of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light-based environmental disinfection on surgical site infections

This study evaluates the influence of nightly pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light disinfection and dedicated housekeeping staff on surgical site infection (SSI) rates. SSIs in class I procedures were reduced by 46% ( P = .0496), with a potential cost savings of $478,055. SSIs in class II procedures incr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2016-06, Vol.44 (6), p.e99-e101
Hauptverfasser:	Catalanotti, Angela, BSN, RN, Abbe, Dudley, BA, Simmons, Sarah, MPH, DrPH, Stibich, Mark, MHS, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Chemical elements Contamination Disinfection & disinfectants Disinfection - methods Environmental hygiene Hospital acquired infections Housekeeping, Hospital Humans Infection Control Infection Control - methods Infectious Disease Noscomial infections Nosocomial infections Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control Ultraviolet radiation Ultraviolet Rays Xenon
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Zusammenfassung:	This study evaluates the influence of nightly pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light disinfection and dedicated housekeeping staff on surgical site infection (SSI) rates. SSIs in class I procedures were reduced by 46% ( P = .0496), with a potential cost savings of $478,055. SSIs in class II procedures increased by 22.9%, but this was not significant ( P = .6973). Based on these results, it appears that the intervention reduces SSI rates in clean (class I), but not clean-contaminated (class II) procedures.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.018