Assessment of Soiling on Highly Touched Clinical Surfaces in Intensive Care Units.

Autor:	Luiz Silva Alvim A; Department of Applied Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., Guerra Pimenta F; Department of Nursing, Nursing School, Centro Universitário UNA, Contagem, Brazil., da Conceição Oliveira Coelho A; Department of Basic Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., da Costa Carbogim F; Department of Applied Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., de Abreu Varoto A; Department of Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil., Menis Ferreira A; Department of Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil., Moretti Carneiro L; Department of Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil., Garcia Dos Santos Junior A; Department of Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil., de Andrade D; Department of Nursing, Nursing School of Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Francisco Lopes de Sousa Á; Institute of Education and Research, Hospital Sírio-Libânes, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Florence Nightingale journal of nursing [Florence Nightingale J Nurs] 2023 Oct; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 188-193.
DOI:	10.5152/FNJN.2023.23027
Abstrakt:	Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate highly touched clinical surfaces using visual inspection methods and adenosine triphosphate by bioluminescence to identify soiling in intensive care units. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out in three intensive care units located in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Data collection included 142 assessments of environmental surfaces. For data analysis, the Pareto diagram and descriptive statistics were used through measures of central tendency. Results: The visual inspection identified dirtiness in the infusion pump, alcohol dispenser, and telephone. The surface that showed a high level of contamination by organic matter identified by the adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence test was the telephone, with a median of 1012 RLU/cm2 (±348.8). Conclusion: The surface evaluation methods used in the intensive care units made it possible to identify dirt on surfaces highly touched by hands, reinforcing the need for investments in training and audits in the process of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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