Hospital gown disposal procedure helps reduce MRSA cases
A simple new gown disposal procedure can dramatically reduce infection rates in hospitals, according new research findings presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology over the weekend.
The research found that MRSA infection rates dropped by 62 percent when hospital gowns were balled up and stuffed into disposable gloves, Reuters reports. Jasper Palmer, a patient advocate and escort at the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia pioneered the new safety procedure. Einstein's chief quality officer, Dr. Jeff Cohn, followed up to see how effective it would be to combat MRSA. The glove effectively seals used hospital gowns and prevents germs from spreading.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 94,000 patients contract MRSA annually and nearly 19,000 die. Treating these patients costs between $3 and $4 billion a year, according to an estimate by Dr. Larry Liu of Pfizer.
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- check out this Reuters article
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ECT Solutions and American Dawn Inc. To Launch The Next Generation Patient Gown for the 21st Century
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (June 18-21, 2009) – ECT Solutions and American Dawn Inc. (ADI) have joined forces to design and manufacture an innovative patient gown for the 21st Century, to be launched at the 2009 Clean Show in New Orleans’ Morial Convention Center. The recent front page Wall Street Journal article, May 11, 2009, describes the present patient gown as being “…around as long as the Band-Aid.â€
In clinical trials, the ECT gown has been described as fulfilling a long void for a patient gown that facilitates the delivery of quality care while maintaining patient comfort, privacy and dignity. The ECT gown promotes compliance with Joint Commission Safety Standards and helps reduce the risks of hospital acquired infections (HAI.)
The U.S. patented ECT gown is designed by nursing clinicians who recognize the need for change. The ECT patient gown is certain to be the new standard, solving the challenges modern medicine and technology poses to patient care providers. The unique features of the ECT gown were developed from twenty years of hands-on nursing experience.
The well-designed, cost effective ECT gown, increases efficiencies, lowers operating costs and helps improve positive patient outcomes. Competitively priced, the ECT patient gown provides sustainable value to the bottom line.
Come and see the American Dawn Inc. LIVE DEMONSTRATION of the new next generation gown at Booth #5036.
Please perform a demonstration on how you can stuff a gown into a disposable glove? How will this fit???!!! Is this a new type of gown and glove? This may cause issues when time to launder the gowns, unless the gloves and the gowns are disposable. This is not clearly stated in your article. What is the cost?
We use disposable gowns and gloves. It would be very hard to fit the gown inside the glove. I agree a demonstration is necessary.
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