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Hi All. I am currently reviewing our tourniquet usage, and found that we use reusable tourniquets that are cleaned in various ways. I would like to know who are using single patient use tourniquets vs multiple patient use, and how you clean/reprocess the reusable ones. Specifically any comparisons that may have been undertaken between the 2 and costings.
Thank you in advance
Michelle Kennedy
CNC | Infection Prevention Service
John Hunter Hospital Campus
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Tel 02 4921 3129 | michelle.kennedy@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Hi Lori
We moved to single patient use disposable tourniquets with quick release clip several years ago. A new disposable tourniquet is used upon admission, or soon after, and then is reused on the same patient throughout their hospitalisation.Kind regards
HeatherHeather Firth
Clinical Nurse Consultant – Infection Prevention and Control, Mersey Community Hospital,
Tasmanian Health Service – North West.Phone: (03) 6478 5270 | Mobile: 0400 619 897 | Email: heather.craigie@ths.tas.gov.au
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From: ACIPC Infexion Connexion On Behalf Of Lori McLeod-Mills
Sent: Friday, 16 October 2020 3:46 PM
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Subject: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] TourniquetsDear ACIPC Colleagues,
I am doing some work on tourniquets used in our business and I would like to understand more about the types of tourniquets currently being used in various settings for IV cannulation.
What are people using:
– Multiuse elastic tourniquets with a standard operating procedure for cleaning
– Single use, clip
– Single use, tie-upWhat is the most appropriate style of tourniquet to use from an IPC perspective.
Thank you in advance for your feedback and guidance on this topic.
Kind regards
Lori McLeod-Mills
National Quality Governance Officer
Healthcare Imaging Services
0414 542 483
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Good morning Lori
There have been a number of studies that show tourniquets to be a potential source of infection in the healthcare setting. I have attached two of these for you, the Golder paper may be of particular interest.
ITL BioMedical have a number of single use options available and I would be happy to send through further information should it be required.
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Dear ACIPC Colleagues,
I am doing some work on tourniquets used in our business and I would like to understand more about the types of tourniquets currently being used in various settings for IV cannulation.
What are people using:
– Multiuse elastic tourniquets with a standard operating procedure for cleaning
– Single use, clip
– Single use, tie-upWhat is the most appropriate style of tourniquet to use from an IPC perspective.
Thank you in advance for your feedback and guidance on this topic.
Kind regards
Lori McLeod-Mills
National Quality Governance Officer
Healthcare Imaging Services
0414 542 483
MESSAGES POSTED TO THIS LIST ARE SOLELY THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR, AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE OPINION OF ACIPC.The use of trade/product/commercial brand names through the list is discouraged by ACIPC. If you wish to discuss specific reference to products or services by brand or commercial names, please do this outside the list.
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