Department of Patient Safety & Care Improvement, Griffin Hospital, Naugatuck, CT.
Department of Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT.
Am J Infect Control. 2024 Dec;52(12):1366-1370. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.07.009. Epub 2024 Sep 19.
Contaminated environmental surfaces in the health care setting put patients at risk of acquiring health care-associated infections. Highlight (Kinnos) is a novel color-additive technology for disinfectant wipes that helps users visualize surfaces that have been cleaned by producing a transient color on wiped surfaces that fades off after effective cleaning.
To quantify the impact of real-time visual feedback on room cleanliness and efficiency, a pre-post quasi-experimental study was conducted by comparing Replicate Organism Detection and Counting (RODAC) plate counts and room turnaround times with and without the use of the color additive.
Compared with the control group of disinfectant alone, disinfection with the color additive resulted in a 69.2% improvement in room cleanliness accompanied by a 5.9% faster room turnover time.
As far as we know, this study is the first to publish on the impact of a novel color additive on the environment of care as measured by microbial culturing and room turnaround times, finding advantages in both metrics relative to the status quo.
The use of real-time visual feedback can improve the thoroughness of disinfection cleaning while maintaining operational efficiency.
医疗机构中受污染的环境表面使患者面临获得医疗相关感染的风险。Highlight（欣光）是一种用于消毒剂擦拭巾的新型颜色添加剂技术，可通过在擦拭表面上产生短暂的颜色来帮助用户可视化已清洁的表面，该颜色在有效清洁后会褪去。
为了量化实时视觉反馈对房间清洁度和效率的影响，通过比较使用和不使用颜色添加剂时的重复生物检测和计数（RODAC）平板计数和房间周转时间，进行了一项前后准实验研究。
与单独使用消毒剂的对照组相比，使用颜色添加剂可使房间清洁度提高 69.2%，同时房间周转时间加快 5.9%。
据我们所知，这项研究首次发表了关于新型颜色添加剂对微生物培养和房间周转时间所衡量的护理环境的影响，与现状相比，这两个指标都有优势。
实时视觉反馈的使用可以提高消毒清洁的彻底性，同时保持运营效率。
