processes is optimal, but there seems to be some potential there.
The downside, though, is cost and turnaround time. They can take
several minutes to work, so they aren't practical for use in-
between each case. Most seem to be using it after patients with a
known infection or at
night during terminal
cleaning.
Ms. Nucci: We still need
a considerable
amount of testing and
valid studies before
good-old-fashioned
cleaning is replaced.
But, if I had to ven-
ture a guess, I believe
we'll eventually get to
a place where it will
be standard to have
UV lights or hydrogen
peroxide sprayers
built into the OR so
you can just flip a
switch and clean the
entire room. I am
hopeful the next 20
years will advance
cleaning to a different
level of efficacy.
How can facilities beef up
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