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The Case for Concurrent Cases - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - November 2018

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you've properly cleaned for the removal of contamination. This is critical in the healthcare environment which attends to those already unwell — and potentially most vulnerable to infection." Dangerous floors While it makes sense to focus on the obvious dangers of high-touch surfaces, there are other threats that also require your attention. The impact of floor contamination is one of those topics that can literally be overlooked in terms of importance for providing a safe space for perioperative patients. "Items dropped on floors can easily transmit microbes from the floor to the person picking them up," says Mr. Hughes, "and patients 7 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 8 Advantages Disadvantages Convenient Not specific for contamination Lower-cost Some disinfectant residues can interfere with the reaction, producing unreliable results Instant results Variability in RLU scores between ATP systems Pros & Cons of ATP Bioluminescence Detection Advantages Disadvantages Detects and quantifies contamination More expensive Can be qualitative, semi-quantitative or quantitative Not instantaneous (typically requires 48 hours) Can identify important pathogens Requires a microbiology lab with basic equipment Pros & Cons of Microbial Swabbing

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