Robô Móvel para desinfecção de Ambientes Hospitalares

Abstract

Hospital infections are adverse events that occur worldwide and put patients' health at risk. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe there are 4 million cases per year, of which 37 thousand are directly killed and 110 thousand indirectly. In Brazil, the number of cases that reach death corresponds to 14% of hospitalizations [1] [2]. Hospital institutions are also affected, as they increase the costs of treatment with: Longer hospitalizations, longer use of antibiotics, new surgery for post-surgical patients and cases of rehospitalization for those who had already been discharged. The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) has listed the following cases as the most common of nosocomial infections: Pneumonia; Other infections related to the respiratory tract; Of bones or joints; Urinary tract; From cardiovascular system; Clinical sepsis; Gastrointestinal; Post-surgical; Bloodstream; Eyes, ears, nose, throat or mouth; Skin and reproductive system [2]. To prevent the occurrence of new cases, hospital units use the Hospital Infection Control Commission (CCIH), which carries out measures to control the action of employees in order to minimize cases of infection. These measures can be: hand hygiene, rules for visits, cleaning rules and correct use of antibiotics. According to ECDC, these measures can reduce cases by 20% to 30% [2]. To assist CCIH this project proposes the use of a robot to perform the disinfection of hospital environments using UVC light [3]. With the use of this technology, it would be possible to clean the risk environment without exposing the human being. In this way we will be able to provide patients with a safer environment and remove professionals from cleaning the danger zone.