Assessment health status of ICU medical equipment levels at Neyshabur hospitals using ICNA and ACC indices

This study was conducted to evaluate the health status of medical equipment’s in Neyshabur hospital’s intensive care units (ICU) before and after daily cleaning in order to compare the efficiency of the observational and microbial methods in evaluating hygienic conditions and cleaning of the environ...

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Main Authors: Hossein Najafi Saleh, Ali Kavosi, Manizhe Pakdel, Mahmood Yousefi, Farzaneh Baghal Asghari, Ali Akbar Mohammadi
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Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016118301730
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author Hossein Najafi Saleh
Ali Kavosi
Manizhe Pakdel
Mahmood Yousefi
Farzaneh Baghal Asghari
Ali Akbar Mohammadi
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Ali Kavosi
Manizhe Pakdel
Mahmood Yousefi
Farzaneh Baghal Asghari
Ali Akbar Mohammadi
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description This study was conducted to evaluate the health status of medical equipment’s in Neyshabur hospital’s intensive care units (ICU) before and after daily cleaning in order to compare the efficiency of the observational and microbial methods in evaluating hygienic conditions and cleaning of the environmental surfaces at the hospitals in Neyshabur. The study was performed in a ten-week period, twice a week before and after daily cleaning according to the ICNA observational method and the ACC microbial method were performed on the selected sites. (before and after daily cleaning in order to compare ICNA observational method and the ACC microbial method which performed on the selected sites). Result showed in total, 826 ICNA checklists were completed in this research for the 13 studied spots, 27.12% of the spots were contaminated before cleaning procedures, which dropped to 7.75% after cleaning. Data of the samples using the ACC index revealed that 74.82 were contaminated and 7.75% were clean. Bottle suction with 8.2% and Electroshock with 1% were the most and the least contaminated spots, respectively. As the results proved, the microorganism of Staphylococcus epidermises is the most grown organism in the intensive care unit. This study suggests that visual assessment is not enough to ensure quality of the process and it is necessary to document the level of cleanliness by quantitative methods. Also preparing the integrated instructions and guidelines of cleaning and disinfection and its continuous monitoring with standard methods would be effective in reducing the microbial contamination. Methods name: The study was performed in a ten-week period, twice a week before and after daily cleansing in contrary to the ICNA observational method and the ACC microbial method were performed on the selected sites, Keywords: Intensive care units (ICU), Health status, ICNA, ACC, Hospitals, Disinfection
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spelling doaj.art-8d4d8663d4794e53aace78a44307051b2022-12-21T19:20:05ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612018-01-01513641372Assessment health status of ICU medical equipment levels at Neyshabur hospitals using ICNA and ACC indicesHossein Najafi Saleh0Ali Kavosi1Manizhe Pakdel2Mahmood Yousefi3Farzaneh Baghal Asghari4Ali Akbar Mohammadi5Department of Environmental Health Engineering School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, IranNursing Research Center, Faculty Member, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IranStudents Research Committee, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran; Corresponding author at: Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, IranThis study was conducted to evaluate the health status of medical equipment’s in Neyshabur hospital’s intensive care units (ICU) before and after daily cleaning in order to compare the efficiency of the observational and microbial methods in evaluating hygienic conditions and cleaning of the environmental surfaces at the hospitals in Neyshabur. The study was performed in a ten-week period, twice a week before and after daily cleaning according to the ICNA observational method and the ACC microbial method were performed on the selected sites. (before and after daily cleaning in order to compare ICNA observational method and the ACC microbial method which performed on the selected sites). Result showed in total, 826 ICNA checklists were completed in this research for the 13 studied spots, 27.12% of the spots were contaminated before cleaning procedures, which dropped to 7.75% after cleaning. Data of the samples using the ACC index revealed that 74.82 were contaminated and 7.75% were clean. Bottle suction with 8.2% and Electroshock with 1% were the most and the least contaminated spots, respectively. As the results proved, the microorganism of Staphylococcus epidermises is the most grown organism in the intensive care unit. This study suggests that visual assessment is not enough to ensure quality of the process and it is necessary to document the level of cleanliness by quantitative methods. Also preparing the integrated instructions and guidelines of cleaning and disinfection and its continuous monitoring with standard methods would be effective in reducing the microbial contamination. Methods name: The study was performed in a ten-week period, twice a week before and after daily cleansing in contrary to the ICNA observational method and the ACC microbial method were performed on the selected sites, Keywords: Intensive care units (ICU), Health status, ICNA, ACC, Hospitals, Disinfectionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016118301730
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title Assessment health status of ICU medical equipment levels at Neyshabur hospitals using ICNA and ACC indices
title_full Assessment health status of ICU medical equipment levels at Neyshabur hospitals using ICNA and ACC indices
title_fullStr Assessment health status of ICU medical equipment levels at Neyshabur hospitals using ICNA and ACC indices
title_full_unstemmed Assessment health status of ICU medical equipment levels at Neyshabur hospitals using ICNA and ACC indices
title_short Assessment health status of ICU medical equipment levels at Neyshabur hospitals using ICNA and ACC indices
title_sort assessment health status of icu medical equipment levels at neyshabur hospitals using icna and acc indices
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016118301730
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