Re: Covid cleaning post rest time

[Glenys Harrington]

[Michael Wishart]

Just a clarification to Glenys advice: no one can enter the room during that time without wearing the appropriate PPE. We currently have this in place post AGPs in inpatient rooms, where staff may still need to attend the patient post AGP, but will need to wear an N95 mask, faceshield, full length gown and gloves.

Cheers
Michael

Michael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E

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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion On Behalf Of infexion
Sent: Tuesday, 3 November 2020 11:12 AM
To: ACIPCLIST@ACIPC.ORG.AU
Subject: Re: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Covid cleaning post rest time

Hi Tracey,

It is dependant on air exchange and time.

Once you confirm the air exchange with your hospital engineer see CDC table below to calculate the time and efficiency.

For example operating rooms in Australia usually have 20 air exchanges per hr so the time to remove air contaminants with an efficiency of 99.9% would be 21 minutes (see CDC table). Until that time elapses no one would be allowed to enter the room.

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities – Air borne contaminate removal table
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pubs.html#a1
Appendix B, pages 233 of 241
Regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington
Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)
M:+61404816434
E: infexion@oxemail.com.au

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From: Tracey Jones <jonestkj@BIGPOND.NET.AU>
Date: 3/11/20 11:15 am (GMT+10:00)
To: ACIPCLIST@ACIPC.ORG.AU
Subject: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] Covid cleaning post rest time

Afternoon,

Reviewing our covid set up for theatre and if there needs to be a rest time post cleaning.
Originally I believe the theatre was to be rested for 1 hour ?
Looking for current literature and on what evidence it was changed.

Thanks in advance Tracey
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