Oakley, Matthew, Perry, John, Jones, Amanda, Morgan, Samer and McCaskie, Andrew (2003) Mechanical prophylaxis: Bacterial colonisation and sterilisation. Hip International, 13 (1). pp. 32-35. ISSN 1120-7000
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Mechanical forms of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis have been shown to be effective. One factor that has reduced their widespread acceptance is the relatively high cost. Multi-use would greatly reduce the cost but could increase risks of cross-infection. We have investigated the bacterial load on boots after a single use and identified many species of bacteria including multi-resistant strains and others implicated in hospital- acquired infection. These could represent a considerable risk during multi-use. In the second part of the study we have investigated ways of sterilising the boots and have found ethylene oxide to be a low cost and completely effective method of sterilisation.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | C100 Biology |
| Department: | Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Becky Skoyles |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Nov 2013 13:19 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2019 17:29 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/14576 |
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