1. Physiotherapy elastic band disinfection by UV-C irradiation in an intensive care unit
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Mariana de Cássia Artuni Rossi, Ana Gabriela Salvio, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Thaila Quatrini Corrêa, Kate Cristina Blanco, Physiotherapist of Amaral Carvalho Hospital, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and Skin Department of Amaral Carvalho Hospital
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Ultraviolet Rays ,Biophysics ,Dermatology ,law.invention ,Elastic band ,law ,UV-C irradiation ,Intensive care ,Hospital environment ,medicine ,Surface disinfection ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Hospital infection ,Irradiation ,Physiotherapy ,Daily routine ,Physical Therapy Modalities ,Cross Infection ,Photosensitizing Agents ,business.industry ,Chlorhexidine ,Intensive care unit ,Light dose ,Disinfection ,Intensive Care Units ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Oncology ,Photochemotherapy ,Physical therapy ,business ,BACTERICIDAS ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:27:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-06-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Background: The transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens is mainly related to the massive flow of patients with infections in hospitals, presenting surfaces as potential transmission sources of these microorganisms. The physiotherapist who works in the intensive care area has become a specialist in daily routine in critical care with ventilatory support and post-surgical recovery. Furthermore, for this, the instruments are used in the patient's hands and body. Chemicals such as chlorine derivatives, triclosan, chlorhexidine and, 70 % alcohol are currently used to decontaminate surfaces. This study evaluated ultraviolet C (UV-C) irradiation efficiency in the physiotherapy object's disinfection in daily use in the Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Methods: the microbiological quantification carried out using the elastic band during physiotherapy in a cross-sectional study with 21 patients. The methodology compared the cleaning protocol (70 % alcohol) with a new irradiation method in elastic band in the ICU. Results: The results showed microbial reductions in the elastic band using both 70 % alcohol and UV-C irradiation (254 nm), with 60 s of illumination, totaling a light dose of 0.78 J/cm2; however, the UV-C irradiation showed better results. Conclusion: This study showed that disinfection by UV-C irradiation could be introduced in an intensive care hospital environment for physiotherapeutic conduct. Physiotherapist of Amaral Carvalho Hospital, Jau Applied Biotechnology Laboratory Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu São Carlos Institute of Physics University of São Paulo, PO Box 369, São Carlos Skin Department of Amaral Carvalho Hospital, Jau Applied Biotechnology Laboratory Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu FAPESP: 2013/07276-1 FAPESP: 2014/50857-8 (INCT)
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- 2020