Nosocomial Contamination of Laryngoscope Handles: Challenging Current Guidelines | Zendy

Tyler R. Call | Zendy; Frederic J. Auerbach | Zendy; Scott W. Riddell | Zendy; Deanna L. Kiska | Zendy; Sumena C. Thongrod | Zendy; See Wan Tham | Zendy; Nancy A. Nussmeier | Zendy

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Nosocomial Contamination of Laryngoscope Handles: Challenging Current Guidelines

Author(s) -

Tyler R. Call,

Frederic J. Auerbach,

Scott W. Riddell,

Deanna L. Kiska,

Sumena C. Thongrod,

See Wan Tham,

Nancy A. Nussmeier

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

anesthesia and analgesia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1526-7598

pISSN - 0003-2999

DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181ac1080

Subject(s) - medicine , contamination , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , infection control , microbiological culture , bacteria , surgery , biology , ecology , genetics

Laryngoscope blades are often cleaned between cases according to well-defined protocols. However, despite evidence that laryngoscope handles could be a source of nosocomial infection, neither our institution nor the American Society of Anesthesiologists has any specific guidelines for handle disinfection. We hypothesized that laryngoscope handles may be sufficiently contaminated with bacteria and viruses to justify the implementation of new handle-cleaning protocols.

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