Ultraviolet disinfection robots to improve hospital cleaning: Real promise or just a gimmick?
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
; 10(1): 33, 2021 02 12.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1081336
ABSTRACT
The global COVID-19 pandemic due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has challenged the availability of traditional surface disinfectants. It has also stimulated the production of ultraviolet-disinfection robots by companies and institutions. These robots are increasingly advocated as a simple solution for the immediate disinfection of rooms and spaces of all surfaces in one process and as such they seem attractive to hospital management, also because of automation and apparent cost savings by reducing cleaning staff. Yet, there true potential in the hospital setting needs to be carefully evaluated. Presently, disinfection robots do not replace routine (manual) cleaning but may complement it. Further design adjustments of hospitals and devices are needed to overcome the issue of shadowing and free the movement of robots in the hospital environment. They might in the future provide validated, reproducible and documented disinfection processes. Further technical developments and clinical trials in a variety of hospitals are warranted to overcome the current limitations and to find ways to integrate this novel technology in to the hospitals of to-day and the future.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rayos Ultravioleta
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Robótica
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Desinfección
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COVID-19
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Hospitales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
S13756-020-00878-4
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