Sanosil, a more effective agent for preventing the hospital‐acquired ventilator associated pneumonia
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
ISSN: 0952-6862
Article publication date: 20 July 2010
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of Sanosil and glutaraldehyde 2 percent in disinfecting ventilator connecting tubes in an intensive care unit (ICU) environment.
Design/methodology/approach
The 12‐week open‐labelled clinical trial was conducted in the surgical ICU of a teaching hospital from March to May 2005. In the first phase of the study, high level disinfection was performed using glutaraldehyde 2 percent, whereas Sanosil was used as the disinfectant agent of the second phase. Samples for microbial culture were obtained from the Y piece, the expiratory limb proximal to the ventilator and the humidifier in different stages; the results were then compared.
Findings
Positive culture was more frequently reported in Y pieces, humidifiers and expiratory end of ventilators. Comparing the two groups, there were more positive cultures in the glutaraldehyde group (p value=0.005); multiple organism growths, gram negative, gram positive and fungi were also more frequent in this group (p value=0.01; 0. 007; 0. 062; 0.144, respectively).
Originality/value
The paper shows that Sanosil is an effective agent in reducing the contamination risk in the tubes used in ICUs.
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Citation
Yousefshahi, F., Reza Khajavi, M., Anbarafshan, M., Khashayar, P. and Najafi, A. (2010), "Sanosil, a more effective agent for preventing the hospital‐acquired ventilator associated pneumonia", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 23 No. 6, pp. 583-590. https://doi.org/10.1108/09526861011060942
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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