Foot baths for barrier nurse patients

RE: Foot baths for barrier nurse patients

Denise Cooke — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:46:08 GMT

I personally said to do both wear shoes cover and clean yours shoes afterward. Can never hurt being to careful.

RE: Foot baths for barrier nurse patients

David Gibbins — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:55:26 GMT

when i worked in Biotech we used designated boots, multi stage boot wash and boot covers.

Last time in practise we had a large boot-bath tray with a special bristle mat. Again designated boots and foot covers.

it does take time though. Like hand scrubbing.

RE: Foot baths for barrier nurse patients

Nick Shackleton — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:36:36 GMT

From what I’ve heard due to contact Time of most disinfectants being anywhere from 5-30 mins you would need to stand in said foot bath for that period of time. Therefore shoe covers is a much more sensible option

RE: Foot baths for barrier nurse patients

Alison Clare Hickman — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:52:43 GMT

Most of the current research I can find relates to LA work - clearly the floor is generally grossly contaminated in such environments and use of footbaths therefore greatly sensible

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5115194/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jvim.14576

A quick search only from me, soz. Nothing of any note for the SA sector, just vague references to it being 'best practice' but without evidence based research.

From a purely common-sense approach (which I'm sure I am now telling you everything you already know...!!) - it can't hurt to do it to prevent contamination from footwear used to traipse over the Isolation Room floor which is contaminated by an Isolated patients bodily fluids (any kind) - walked in/ sprayed on/dripped on - and is then walked around the rest of the practice.

I will keep looking and if I come up with anything I'll post it here. Also worthwhile posting your question on the FB communities (thinking veterinary wound library as my 'go to' source here)

Ali h