We tend to use the term Deep Clean to describe the process of having a thorough hygiene and fumigation of surgical areas. IT could be argued that the routine practice cleaning protocol should be a deep cleanse at the end of each operating day. Consulting rooms should be thoroughly cleaned after each session. Theatre, preparation room, imaging suites and kennels should have similar treatments at the end of each day.
Should a hospital acquired infection appear, a critical review of the cleaning practices may identify a weakness in the system. If no such problem exists it will do no harm to repeat the process with additional vigour.
The hygiene protocol should document specific cleaning tasks for each area, list the disinfectants and dilutions needed and confirm that the work has been completed.
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