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    Pamela Ann Boon
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    Hi Everyone,
    Current practice at our facility is to use bucket of warm water with detergent to clean non infectious beds post patient discharge.
    I am not a fan of the buckets and was wondering what is best and current practice in other health services.
    Does anyone have any evidence or suggestions they would be willing to share?

    Cheers from Pam

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    Royal Darwin Hospital |Top End Health and Hospital Services
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    Michael Wishart
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    Hi Pam

    We use detergent wipes to clean most medical equipment, including beds and patient trolleys, and if beds are cleaned as part of a room discharge clean, reusable ‘charged’ microfibre cloths are used. No buckets of water required.

    The only evidence I have to support this is that we have been doing this for a couple of years, and we continue to see almost no MRO cross-infection.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart
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    A 627 Rode Road, Chermside QLD 4032
    P (07) 3326 3068 | F (07) 3607 2226 | E michael.wishart@svha.org.au | W http://www.hsnph.org.au
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    Hi Everyone,
    Current practice at our facility is to use bucket of warm water with detergent to clean non infectious beds post patient discharge.
    I am not a fan of the buckets and was wondering what is best and current practice in other health services.
    Does anyone have any evidence or suggestions they would be willing to share?

    Cheers from Pam

    Pamela Boon | Clinical Nurse Manager
    Infection Prevention & Management Unit
    Royal Darwin Hospital |Top End Health and Hospital Services
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    Hi Michael,
    Are your detergent wipes just neutral detergent wipes or are they 2 step with a biocidal?
    cheers
    Cate Coffey | Clinical Nurse Consultant
    Infection Prevention and Control Unit | Central Australia Health Service
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    Hi Pam

    We use detergent wipes to clean most medical equipment, including beds and patient trolleys, and if beds are cleaned as part of a room discharge clean, reusable ‘charged’ microfibre cloths are used. No buckets of water required.

    The only evidence I have to support this is that we have been doing this for a couple of years, and we continue to see almost no MRO cross-infection.

    Cheers
    Michael

    Michael Wishart
    Infection Control Coordinator

    A 627 Rode Road, Chermside QLD 4032
    P (07) 3326 3068 | F (07) 3607 2226 | E michael.wishart@svha.org.au | W http://www.hsnph.org.au
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    Hi Everyone,
    Current practice at our facility is to use bucket of warm water with detergent to clean non infectious beds post patient discharge.
    I am not a fan of the buckets and was wondering what is best and current practice in other health services.
    Does anyone have any evidence or suggestions they would be willing to share?

    Cheers from Pam

    Pamela Boon | Clinical Nurse Manager
    Infection Prevention & Management Unit
    Royal Darwin Hospital |Top End Health and Hospital Services
    Department of Health is a Smoke Free Workplace
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