Title: Disinfection of Ventilator Circuits:A Comparison with Three Methods
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To compare the effect with the three methods to disinfect the ventilator circuits.(METHODS) To disinfect the ventilator circuits,three methods were used:A,soaking with chlorine compoud(disinfectant);B:soaking with 0.5% peracetic acid;C,sterilizing with ethylene oxide.Samples were taken to(bacteria) culture before and after disifection in every three methods.Biological supervision and the amount of colony were also taken at the same time.RESULTS The results of bacteria culture pre-disinfection were all positive.The amount of bacteria of ventilator circuits was between 70 000-120 000CFU/cm~2.The eligible rate of biological(supervision) in method C was 100% and its positive rate of bacteria culture was 0%.The eligible rate of biological supervision in method A was 86.25% and its positive rate of bacteria culture was 16.25%.The eligible rate of(biological) supervision in method B was 90% and its positive rate of bacteria culture was 13.78%.It was significant when method C was compared with methods A and B and the value P was less than 0.01.CONCLUSIONS It is(serious) about the pollution in ventilator circuits.The soaking methods are apt to be effected by the factors of(environment) and manual operation.Therefore it could be(ineligible) and being polluted after disinfection.The method of sterilization is the best for disinfection.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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