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EVALUATION OF THREE SURFACE FRICTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE REMOVAL OF ORGANIC MATTER1 1 This work is part of the Doctoral Project - Evaluation of cleaning protocols/disinfecting hospital surfaces, under development by the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde da Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)

EVALUACIÓN DE TRES TÉCNICAS DE FRICCIÓN DE SUPERFICIE PARA REMOCIÓN DE MATERIA ORGÁNICA

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of three surface friction techniques for the removal of organic material. A quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study was developed to evaluate the presence or not of organic material before and after the cleaning and disinfection process of surfaces of bedside tables of patients hospitalized at an Intensive Care Unit. Three friction techniques were executed in the one-way, two-way and centrifugal sense, individually, three times on each table, during alternate weeks. For each patient unit and friction technique, a single table and three sides of cloth were used, moistened with 70% (w/v) alcohol. The organic matter was detected through the presence of adenosine triphosphate by bioluminescence, using 3M(tm) Clean-Trace(tm) ATP Systems. For each technique, 13 samples were collected before and 13 after the cleaning/disinfection process, totaling 78 samples of adenosine triphosphate by bioluminescence. No statistically significant difference was found among the removal techniques of organic matter. This study demonstrated that none of the three surface friction methods was better than the other to remove organic matter. Nevertheless, further research is needed in which other cleaning/disinfection indicators and surfaces are considered.

Housekeeping, hospital; Comparative study; Disinfection; Environmental contamination control; 2-Propanol; Adenosine triphosphate

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