Re-purposing of domestic steam disinfectors within the hospital-at-home setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vulnerable patients being cared for in hospital-at-home settings require safe disinfection of their medical devices, including nebulisers and other respiratory equipment. The scale of patients now being cared for in hospital-at-home settings as a result of COVID19 places huge pressure on hospital central sterile services departments (CSSDs) to provide consumable items to safely support such patients' care. This places new importance on the disinfection of mundane objects, including crockery, cutlery and frequently touched objects in the home environment. This study examined temperature performance of steam disinfectors and the consequences of potential operator misuse on the survival of 62 bacteria and yeast organisms.

Methods

Thermal performance of steam disinfec

SUBMITTER: Millar BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7560255 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature