Catalanotti Angela, Abbe Dudley, Simmons Sarah, Stibich Mark
Lowell General Hospital, Lowell, MA.
Sodexo, Gaithersburg, MD.
Am J Infect Control. 2016 Jun 1;44(6):e99-e101. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.018. Epub 2016 Feb 5.
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.
本研究评估了夜间脉冲氙气紫外线消毒和专门的保洁人员对手术部位感染（SSI）发生率的影响。I类手术中的手术部位感染率降低了46%（P = 0.0496），潜在成本节约478,055美元。II类手术中的手术部位感染率增加了22.9%，但这并不显著（P = 0.6973）。基于这些结果，似乎该干预措施降低了清洁（I类）手术中的手术部位感染率，但对清洁-污染（II类）手术则没有效果。
