ArticleGMS Krankenhaushygiene interdisziplinar2011
Microbiological safety and cost-effectiveness of weekly breathing circuit changes in combination with heat moisture exchange filters: a prospective longitudinal clinical survey.
Article in GMS Krankenhaushygiene interdisziplinar, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Water use and conservation in the operating room and perioperative setting: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Association between Reusable Anesthesia Circuits and Hospital Waste Reduction, Cost Savings, and Environmental Impact: A Quality Improvement Study.Perioperative care and operating room management · 2025Article
- Deciphering Bacterial Community Succession and Pathogen Dynamics in ICU Ventilator Circuits Through Full-Length 16S rRNA Sequencing for Mitigating the Risk of Nosocomial Infections.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Reusable breathing circuits: an environmentally sustainable alternative.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024Article
- Infection prevention during anaesthesia ventilation by the use of breathing system filters (BSF): Joint recommendation by German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) and German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (DGAI).GMS Krankenhaushygiene interdisziplinar · 2010Article
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Abstract
aimTo assess the safety and cost effectiveness of a usage for seven days of breathing circuit systems (BCSs) in combination with heat moisture exchanger filters (HMEF) in operation room anesthesia.
methodIn a prospective longitudinal clinical study, the contamination on high-risk surfaces (HMEF together with inner and outer surface of BCS) was monitored over 1, 2, 5, and 7 days. RESULTS of endogenous respiratory patient flora and contamination flora of BCS, HMEF and bag were compared. Costs of prolonged use of BCS together with HMEF up to 7 days were calculated.
resultsNeither physiological respiratory flora nor colonizing pathogens of the oropharynx of the ventilated patients were transmitted through the filters at any time. None of the included patients developed a postoperative pneumonia. Using the BCS for 24 hours provides a cost savings of up to 40% versus single use. Extending the change interval from 24 hours to 48 hours saved over 50% compared to change after each patient, and an additional 19% compared to change after 24 hours. In combination with a HMEF BCS can be used up to 7 days without clinical risk on multiple patients in operation room settings.
conclusionExpanding the usage of berating in combination with usage of moist exchange filters is feasible, microbiologically safe and cost effective, as 41% of material costs per ventilation may be saved. Further research is needed to confirm these results.
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