Bacterial and viral infection mitigation through patient monitoring
By Jason Obrokta Infection control in the hospital setting has always been of great importance to both staff and patients. Fundamentals of sanitization and bacterial mitigation are taught as standard procedure and a means to keep the healthy, healthy and the sick from further decline in their condition. Today, as we think about infection control in a mid/post-COVID-19 world, the importance of hygienic practices takes on an entirely new meaning. Now, we need to consider any and all touch points whether the patient presents with COVID-19 symptoms or not, simply for the protection of anyone entering the hospital. One of the touch points that sees a great deal of patient and staff traffic is that of the patient monitoring device and specifically the monitoring electrodes, wires and trunk cable.…
