A peer-reviewed study published in the American Journal of Infection Control revealed a 46 percent decrease in surgical-site infections (SSIs) after a Massachusetts hospital used disinfecting robots in its operating rooms.
In the study, Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts, validated the effectiveness of using pulsed xenon ultraviolet light to disinfect hospital ORs nightly. ORs can harbor difficult-to-kill microorganisms that can cause disease. In the study, lead author Angela Catalanotti, an infection control nurse at Lowell General, said the hospital reduced SSIs during the 18-month intervention period in 2013-14.
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