Bacterial contamination of PCA and epidural infusion devices.

Abstract:

:We prospectively audited the bacterial contamination of re-usable analgesia infusion pumps. In a one-month period, 112 samples from the handset and keypads of our analgesia infusion pumps were cultured for bacterial contamination. Forty-five percent of handset swabs and 46% of keypad swabs grew bacteria; the commonest organism being coagulase-negative staphylococcus. An additional cleaning step using 70% isopropyl alcohol wipes was introduced and the contamination rate was re-audited in 100 samples. The contamination rate was reduced to 6% of handset swabs and 4% of keypad swabs. A high initial rate of bacterial contamination of re-usable analgesia infusion pumps was significantly reduced by the implementation of a simple, additional cleaning procedure.

journal_name

Anaesthesia

journal_title

Anaesthesia

authors

Rothwell M,Pearson D,Wright K,Barlow D

doi

10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05914.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-07-01 00:00:00

pages

751-3

issue

7

eissn

0003-2409

issn

1365-2044

pii

ANA5914

journal_volume

64

pub_type

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