Impacto del cobre en la reducción de infecciones intrahospitalarias, mortalidad y gasto en antimicrobianos en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivo de adultos

Rivero, Pamela; Brenner, P.; Nercelles, Patricio

doi:10.4067/s0716-10182014000300004

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“…We screened 638 titles and abstracts and assessed 16 full-text articles for inclusion. After excluding 6 articles, we included 10 articles pertaining to 7 studies [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] . We also identified 5 relevant clinical trial registries (2 for studies already identified and included and 3 registries for studies that have not been published).…”

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“…We included 7 controlled studies, which enrolled a total of 12,362 participants 14 , 15 , 17 , 18 , [20] , [21] , [22] . Included studies were conducted in the last decade in the USA (n=3 studies 15 , 18 , 20 ), Chile (n=2 studies 17 , 21 ), France (n=1 study 22 ), and Israel (n=1 study 14 ). Three of the studies were set in adult ICUs 15 , 18 , 20 , one in paediatric ICU 21 , one in aged care facility 22 , one in acute care ward 17 , and one in long-term care for ventilator dependent patients 14 .…”

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“…HAIs were determined using NHSN definitions (i.e. infections on and after third admission day) Rivero 2014 (Chile) 17 Controlled trial, 13 months 440 adult ICU patients (51 yrs) Copper-treated surfaces C11000 copper alloy (99% copper) equivalent to approximately 80% of the areas most touched by patients (four bed rails, patient table and two IV poles) Regular ICU HAIs, associated mortality, cost of antimicrobials. von Dessauer 2016 (Chile) 21 Non-randomized, unmasked, controlled clinical trial, 12 months 65 paediatric ICU (1 yr) Copper-treated surfaces Copper covering of bed rails, bed rail levers, intravenous poles, sink handles, and the nurses’ workstation Regular PICU Diagnosis of a HAI event associated with patient stay within the PICU or PIMCU.…”

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Does copper treatment of commonly touched surfaces reduce healthcare-acquired infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Albarqouni

Byambasuren

Clark

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Journal of Hospital Infection

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Background Healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Copper appears to have strong antimicrobial properties under laboratory conditions. Aim We conducted a systematic review to examine the potential effect of copper treating of commonly touched surfaces in healthcare facilities. Methods We included controlled trials comparing the effect of copper-treated surfaces (furniture or bed linens) in hospital rooms versus standard rooms on hospital acquired infections (HAIs). Two reviewers independently screened retrieved articles, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. The primary outcome was the occurrence of healthcare acquired infections. Findings We screened 638 records; 7 studies comprising 12362 patients were included. From risk of bias assessment, all included studies were judged to be at high risk in ≥2 of the 7 domains of bias. All 7 included studies reported the effect of various copper-treated surfaces on HAIs. Overall, we found low quality evidence of a potential clinical importance that copper-treated hard surfaces and/or bed linens and clothes reduced healthcare acquired infections by 27% (RR 0.73; 95% CI 0.57 to 0.94; I 2 = 44%, p-value = 0.01). Conclusion Given the clinical and economic costs of healthcare acquired infections, the potentially protective effect of copper-treated surfaces appears important. However, the current evidence is insufficient to make a strong positive recommendation. However, it would appear worthwhile and urgent to conduct larger scale publicly funded clinical trials of the impact of copper coating.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Does copper treatment of commonly touched surfaces reduce healthcare-acquired infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Byambasuren

Clark

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Journal of Hospital Infection

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“…Es materia de futuros estudios, evaluar si con estos dos compuestos estudiados en el presente trabajo se obtienen resultados similares in vivo; lo que permitiría proponer a este grupo de investigación, una aplicación diferente a la utilización del cobre en áreas hospitalarias, atención primaria y ambulatorias [39][40] .…”

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