Direct feedback with the ATP luminometer as a process improvement tool for terminal cleaning of patient rooms.
We assessed the adenosine triphosphate luminometer as a tool for point-of-cleaning education. Following a terminal cleaning, infection preventionists met with cleaning staff and used the luminometer to evaluate multiple surfaces; 820 surfaces in 210 rooms were sampled. The mean proportion of clean surfaces improved significantly over the study period, P = .012. These findings suggest that direct measurement and education at the point of cleaning with an objective tool is useful for improving terminal cleaning.
Department of Medicine, VA Boston HCS, Boston, MA; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Westyn
W
Branch-Elliman
Department of Medicine, VA Boston HCS, Boston, MA.
Ernie
E
Robillard
Department Environmental Management Services, VA Boston HCS, Boston, MA.
Gary
G
McCarthy
Department of Medicine, VA Boston HCS, Boston, MA; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Electronic address: kalpana.gupta@va.gov.
Kalpana
K
Gupta
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011786:Quality Control
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate
Environmental hygiene; Infection prevention; Quality improvement