Effectiveness Of The Bicinchoninic Acid Method In Patient Unit Cleaning In Intensive Care

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to identify the effectiveness of the Bicinchoninic Acid/(BCA) method applied for evaluate the cleaning the beds of the patients with infections or colonization requiring strict contact isolation after discharge. Methods: This is an experimental study and it was used the ORION checklist. In this study, 480 BCA and 480 microbiological samples were taken from 40 patient units before and after cleaning and the results were compared. The cleaning procedure was evaluated by examining whether there was post-cleaning gel residue in the areas stained with fluorescent gel before the cleaning. Results: When post-cleaning BCA and post-cleaning microbiological sampling data were compared, no statistical difference was found. When the data of the areas stained with fluorescent gel before and after the cleaning were compared, it was observed that there was a statistical difference. It was revealed that the bedside and the bed controller were mostly contaminated in both methods. Conclusions: It was concluded that BCA was an effective method that could be used to evaluate the cleaning applied to the infected patient unit. It is thought that cleaning only areas that are considered to be contaminated after evaluating the cleaning with an effective method will prevent contamination due to cleaning and will provide more positive results in terms of time, labor, and cost. The control of cleanliness using objective methods can help maintain a safe environment. This study is registered to ClinicalTrials.gov with the number ID:NCT04212130.