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| Role of Temperature in Preventing Infection
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 Recent articles in two leading Operating Room oriented
publications have me reflecting on the role of temperature in the prevention of
hospital acquired infections (HAI's). The May issue of Outpatient Surgery and
the July issue of OR Today both have articles reviewing the role of hypothermia
in the increase incidence of surgical site infections (SSI's). Outpatient
Surgery reports "that a drop in average core body temperature of 1.9ºC could
triple surgical site infection risks" and OR Today reveals that an SSI "can
increase costs from roughly $1,400 to more than $3,000 per patient, and
increase the hospital stay by an average of seven days...."
We also know how important temperature is in Sterile
Processing. In Decontamination, AAMI ST79 recommends the ambient temperature be
kept below 65 degrees Farenheit. This is because personnel need to gown in
personal protective wear for safety. In sterile storage areas, the
temperature and humidity is critical for proper long term storage of sterile
packages. In the May issue of Outpatient Surgery, another article reviews the
critical role of proper water temperature in cleaning and, of course, thermal
disinfection of surgical instruments.
Ralph J. Basile
Vice President of Marketing
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc.
References:
http://www.outpatientsurgery.net/infection_control/2009/turn_up_the_heat_on_SSIs.php
http://www.outpatientsurgery.net/infection_control/2009/4_easy_steps_to_effective_decontamination.php
http://www.mdpublishing.com/ortoday.aspx
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