Disposable Patient curtains

[Angela Conte]

Dear All,

Does anyone use disposable antimicrobial patient curtains or disposable
shower curtains?

If so, has the product met expectations?

Is there any information available re: cost, recycling, infection
control benefits?

Regards,

Angela Conte

Infection Control

Balmain Hospital

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[Wishart, Michael]

[Posted on behalf of Joanna Harris – Moderator]

I’m looking forward to members’ responses to this one.
We had a very brief look at these last year – for our ICU – after the manager lost his cool when half of his very expensive newly purchased curtains got lost in the laundry, and the others came back looking dreadful because the fabric cannot go through our laundry’s ironing machine…………..
These curtains are very widely used in the UK nowadays, and look very smart. They also have the advantage of a place to write the date so you can tell when curtains were last changed (in the UK there are guidelines to tell people how often they should be changed according to the risk category of the setting).
I’m thinking they must be a lot cheaper over there though (a bigger market perhaps) as our senior exec just wouldn’t bear the cost of approx $50-$60 each.

Jo

Joanna Harris
Nurse Manager, Infection Management and Control Service (IMACS)

Level 1, Lawson House
The Wollongong Hospital
LMB 8808
SCMC NSW 2521

Dear All,

Does anyone use disposable antimicrobial patient curtains or disposable shower curtains?

If so, has the product met expectations?

Is there any information available re: cost, recycling, infection control benefits?

Regards,
Angela Conte
Infection Control
Balmain Hospital

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[Antony Shannon]

We here in Dunedin are trialing a full set for 1 year in our ICU as per
the manufacturers instructions. We are using the antimicrobial
inpregnated ones, which here in NZ cost between $55 – $80 a set. However
I have managed to locate some othere, imported from the UK as all of
them seem to be these days, which are significantly cheaper but do not
have the antimicrobial coating. As yet we are not trialling them.
So far there has been a positive respons eto them, apart from the need
to make sure you have a the correct track fitting, we didn’t, and hence
they come off of our tracks a little bit more frequently then expected.
They do ‘sponge’ clean to remove small markings/stainings. They provide
excellent shielding between patients (we have an open barn style ICU),
look attractive -we went with the deep blue, and give some noise
deadening ability as well.
I hope that is of some use.

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[Glenys Harrington]

Hi All,

This posting raises the question why are we looking at antimicrobial patient
curtains/shower curtains at all?

I’m not aware of any evidence that such items have been identified as source
of HAIs or show to reduce HAIs?

If this is a cost saving initiative (i.e. the cost of disposal is less than
laundering/dry-cleaning non disposable items) then this is an issue for the
supply manager.

Perhaps we as infection control should be asking for the evidence to support
their use over routine laundering practices?

Regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Consultant

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

PO Box 5202

Middle Park

Victoria, 3206

Australia

H: +61 3 96902216

M: +61 404 816 434

infexion@ozemail.com.au

Angela Conte

Dear All,

Does anyone use disposable antimicrobial patient curtains or disposable
shower curtains?

If so, has the product met expectations?

Is there any information available re: cost, recycling, infection control
benefits?

Regards,

Angela Conte

Infection Control

Balmain Hospital

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[RUSSO, Philip]

I concur with Glenys’ comments. Good infection prevention practices and
hand hygiene will prevent any transfer of pathogens to patients.

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Behalf Of Glenys Harrington

Hi All,

This posting raises the question why are we looking at antimicrobial
patient curtains/shower curtains at all?

I’m not aware of any evidence that such items have been identified as
source of HAIs or show to reduce HAIs?

If this is a cost saving initiative (i.e. the cost of disposal is less
than laundering/dry-cleaning non disposable items) then this is an issue
for the supply manager.

Perhaps we as infection control should be asking for the evidence to
support their use over routine laundering practices?

Regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Consultant

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

PO Box 5202

Middle Park

Victoria, 3206

Australia

H: +61 3 96902216

M: +61 404 816 434

infexion@ozemail.com.au

Behalf Of Angela Conte

Dear All,

Does anyone use disposable antimicrobial patient curtains or disposable
shower curtains?

If so, has the product met expectations?

Is there any information available re: cost, recycling, infection
control benefits?

Regards,

Angela Conte

Infection Control

Balmain Hospital

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