What is it about?
This article describes the context and rationale for the use of an alternative approach to preventing HCAI (Healthcare associated infections) in the Intensive Care setting. It draws upon currently available evidence on the incidence of HCAI, decontamination approaches, and the rationale for the use of octenidine containing wash mitts in intensive care units (ICUs).
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Why is it important?
This article recommends a technique that should be explored further to reduce infections in the intensive care setting where HCAIs remain a major issue with implications for recovery from critical illness.
Perspectives
Provides a broad overview of HCAIs and how these apply within the intensive care setting, with exploration of a technique used for bathing patients which appears to provide some potential benefits, and should be researched further due to the significant impact that HCAIs and preventing HCAIs have within this setting.
Vikki-Jo Scott
University of Essex
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This page is a summary of: Evaluating the effectiveness of octenidine-containing wash mitts in reducing infections in intensive care, British Journal of Nursing, September 2022, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2022.31.16.838.
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