The positive effect of the use of copper-impregnated textiles to augment infection control practices in a health care environment
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- Author:Ashley Laderer
- Time of issue:2021/11/19
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The positive effect of the use of copper-impregnated textiles to augment infection control practices in a health care environment
(Summary description)
- Categories:Corporate News
- Author:Ashley Laderer
- Time of issue:2021/11/19
- Views:
The positive effect of the use of copper-impregnated textiles to augment infection control practices in a health care environment.
More recently, the effect of copper-impregnated textiles on HAIs has been studied in two clinical trials.
The first trial compared the HAI rates on a specialized ward for patients with head injuries over 1 year, separated into two time periods: one period prior to the replacement of bed linens and uniforms worn by staff with copper-impregnated textiles and the second period after substitution of the hospital textiles. Replacing regular textiles with copper-impregnated textiles resulted in a significant reduction of 24% in the HAI rate.
Furthermore, significant reductions were observed in the number of fever days (reduction of 47%) and in the total number of days of antibiotic treatment (32.8% reduction), and a savings of 27% in hospital costs was accomplished. A second study conducted on two ventilator-dependent wards showed similar results for HAI indicators in a crossover, double-blind, controlled trial. Copper fabrics (bed linen, clothing, and towels for patients) were given to one ward, and nonimpregnated textiles were given to the other ward, for a period of 3 months. After a 1-month washout period with the hospital’s usual textiles, copper and control textiles were exchanged for another 3 months. All staff were blind to the nature of the fabrics. Significant reductions were observed in all four indicators for infection, namely, the need for antibiotic treatment (29.3% reduction), number of days with a fever (55.5% reduction), duration of antibiotic therapy (23.0% reduction), and daily dose of antibiotics used (27.5% reduction). Adverse events or skin irritation was not reported.
These trials suggest a positive effect of the use of copper-impregnated textiles to augment infection control practices in a health care environment. Additional and more robust trials (e.g., randomized, blind trials) are required to learn the complete benefit that copper textiles offer in lowering the risk of HAI.
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