Prolonged and Multipatient Use of Prefilled Disposable Oxygen Humidifier Bottles: Safety and Cost

Henderson, Elizabeth; Ledgerwood, Donna; Hope, Karen; Hume, Karen; Krulicki, Walter; Ford, Gordon; Golar, Sandy; Sutherland, Linda; Louie, Thomas

doi:10.2307/30145518

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“…• Follow manufacturers' instructions for use and maintenance of wall oxygen humidifiers. Category IB 45,[351][352][353] • Change the tubing, including any nasal prongs or mask, used to deliver oxygen from a wall outlet before and after each new patient's use. Category IB 45 • Discard disposable items between patients as these are intended for single patient use.…”

Section: Wall Humidifiersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infection Control Recommendations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Microbiology, Important Pathogens, and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient Transmission

Saiman

Siegel

2003

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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Infection Control Recommendations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Microbiology, Important Pathogens, and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient Transmissionupdates, expands, and replaces the consensus statement,Microbiology and Infectious Disease in Cystic Fibrosispublished in 1994. This consensus document presents background data and evidence-based recommendations for practices that are intended to decrease the risk of transmission of respiratory pathogens among CF patients from contaminated respiratory therapy equipment or the contaminated environment and thereby reduce the burden of respiratory illness. Included are recommendations applicable in the acute care hospital, ambulatory, home care, and selected non-healthcare settings. The target audience includes all healthcare workers who provide care to CF patients. Antimicrobial management is beyond the scope of this document.

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Section: Wall Humidifiersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infection Control Recommendations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Microbiology, Important Pathogens, and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient Transmission

Saiman

Siegel

2003

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

249

241

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“…Previous researchers have questioned the use of tap versus sterile water with oxygen humidification as well as the optimal frequency of changing systems based on contamination rates (2,3). The impact of humidification on patients' symptoms also has been investigated with high and low flow oxygen administration.…”

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Randomized Double‐Blind Trial of the Effects of Humidified Compared with Nonhumidified Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Symptoms of Patients

Andres

Thurston

Brant

et al. 1997

Canadian Respiratory Journal

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of humidified versus nonhumidified low flow oxygen therapy on the subjective symptoms of patients.METHODS: Randomized double-blind clinical trial conducted in a tertiary care university teaching hospital. The sample included medical and surgical in-patients receiving oxygen therapy who met criteria including medical stability, no overt cognitive impairment, English comprehension, voluntary participation and attending physician agreement. Humidified subjects numbered 96 and nonhumidified subjects were 95. The intervention was humidified or nonhumidified oxygen administration using two flowmeters covered by an opaque bag. Patients receiving oxygen therapy longer than three days (first period) were crossed to the alternate treatment (second period) and followed for three more days.RESULTS: Mean symptom scores for nasal dryness were low (mild) for both groups; however, humidification group scores were significantly lower (P=0.018) in the first period than the nonhumidification scores. A corresponding increase in the incidence of nosebleeds was not statistically significant between groups nor were there statistically significant differences between groups for other symptoms/problems. The prevailing trend was decreased incidence of dry mouth, dry throat, headache and chest discomfort during the study.CONCLUSIONS: Although this sample was large enough to expose statistically significant group differences in nasal dryness, the difference was not judged to be clinically significant. The predominant trend was a decrease in symptom scores over time with either treatment. In this group of patients, humidified oxygen does not appear to alleviate subjective symptoms.

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Microbiological contamination in high and low flow oxygen humidifiers: A systematic review

Fuente-Sancho

Romeu-Bordas

Fernández-Aedo

et al. 2019

Medicina Intensiva (English Edition)

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Prolonged and Multipatient Use of Prefilled Disposable Oxygen Humidifier Bottles: Safety and Cost

Abstract: Multipatient use and increased duration of use of disposable humidifiers result in cost savings without increasing patient risk. Restricted multipatient use of prefilled disposable oxygen humidifier bottles for a period of one month is a safe and cost-efficient practice.

Cited by 6 publications

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Infection Control Recommendations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Microbiology, Important Pathogens, and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient Transmission

Infection Control Recommendations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Microbiology, Important Pathogens, and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient Transmission

Randomized Double‐Blind Trial of the Effects of Humidified Compared with Nonhumidified Low Flow Oxygen Therapy on the Symptoms of Patients

Microbiological contamination in high and low flow oxygen humidifiers: A systematic review

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