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Desinficeringsrobotars mervärde som komplement till lokala städrutiner på sjukhus
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Disinfection Robots Added Value as a Complement to Local Cleaning Routines at Hospitals (English)
Abstract [sv]

Coronapandemin har bidragit till en ökad försäljning av desinficeringsrobotar/UVC-robotar till sjukvården. UVC-roboten SteriPro, som användes i detta arbete, har inte tidigare tillämpats på ett svenskt sjukhus. Målet med arbetet var att fastställa mervärdet av desinficeringsroboten som komplement till befintliga städrutiner på sjukhus, i detta arbete avgränsat till Västmanlands sjukhus i Västerås. Ett mervärde som berör UVC-robotens strålningseffektivitet och användarvänlighet.

Provtagningar och analysering av utvalda provpunkter före- och efter de manuella städrutinerna samt efter UVC-robotens desinficeringsprocess utfördes. Även faktorer som berör UVC-robotens användarvänlighet sammanställdes.   

Det konstaterades att UVC-roboten reducerade antalet kolonibildande enheter mellan provtagningarna, mellan den manuellt utförda städningen och UVC-robotens desinficeringsprocesser, samt att användarvänligheten påvisade både för- och nackdelar. Slutsatsen angående UVC-robotens övergripande mervärde är att den har god potential att tillämpas inom vården i och med dess goda desinficeringsförmåga och enkla användning. Däremot skapar UVC-robotens avvikande elektriska standard problem för en naturlig integration av UVC-roboten i de befintliga städrutinerna vilket gör att den i nuläget ej är redo för den svenska vården.  

Abstract [en]

The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to increased sales of disinfection robots/UVC-robotsto healthcare. The UVC-robot SteriPro, which was used in this study, has not previously been applied in a Swedish hospital. The aim of the study was to establish the added value ofdisinfection robots as complements to existing cleaning routines at hospitals, in this study at Västmanlands sjukhus in Västerås. An added value that affects the UVC-robot’s radiation efficiency and user-friendliness.

Sampling and analysis of selected test points before and after the manual cleaning routines and after the UVC-robot's disinfection process were performed. Factors influencing the usability ofthe UVC-robot were also compiled.

It was found that the UVC-robot reduced the number of colony-forming units between samplings, between the manual cleaning and the disinfection processes of the UVC-robot, and that the user-friendliness demonstrated both advantages and disadvantages. The conclusion regarding the UVC-robot’s overall added value is that is has good potential to be applied inhealthcare due to its good disinfection ability and ease of use. However, the UVC-robot’s deviating electrical standard creates problems for a natural integration of the UVC-robot into existing cleaning routines, which means that it is not currently ready for Swedish healthcare.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 56
Series
TRITA-CBH-GRU ; 2022:286
Keywords [en]
Disinfection robot, UVC-robot, SteriPro, Healthcare, Cleaning, Disinfection
Keywords [sv]
Desinficeringsrobot, UVC-robot, SteriPro, Sjukvård, Städning, Desinficering 
National Category
Other Medical Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-322505OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-322505DiVA, id: diva2:1719989
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Medicolle AB
Subject / course
Medical Engineering
Educational program
Master of Science in Engineering - Medical Engineering
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Available from: 2022-12-20 Created: 2022-12-16 Last updated: 2022-12-20Bibliographically approved

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