Safe Handling of Patient Gowns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Intelligent System for Patients With Cancer Undergoing Daily Radiotherapy
Journal
Anticancer Research
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
7
Pages
3213-3224
Date Issued
2023-07
Author(s)
Wen, Shu-Yu
Lu, Yao-Ting
Huang, Tzu-Jie
Huang, Kuo-Ming
Abstract
Nosocomial infection is a substantial clinical, societal and economic burden, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients with cancer are required to change into patient gowns before receiving radiotherapy. To improve efficiency and infection control, we designed novel intelligent devices for both gown distribution and recycling. We conducted a pilot study to provide evidence for the device in healthcare quality improvement.
Subjects
Automated gown handling system; automatic recycling machine; infection control; radiotherapy; soiled hospital gowns
SDGs
Publisher
International Institute of Anticancer Research
Type
journal article