Table 1 IPC-expert consensus: allocation of items to zones
Inside Patient Zone | Mixed | Outside Patient Zone |
|---|---|---|
Bedframe | Curtains | Bathroom in patient room |
Bedsheets | Partition wall | Blood pressure cuff |
Bedside table | Clipboard | |
Central Venous Catheter | Computer | |
Fixed telephone in patient room | Conductive gel bottle (for ECG) | |
Infusion pump | Floor | |
Monitor | Healthcare provider badge | |
Urinary Catheter | Healthcare provider hands | |
Healthcare provider private mobile phone | ||
Healthcare provider professional attire | ||
Medication tray | ||
Mirrored Cabinet | ||
Another patient | ||
Paper patient records | ||
Pens | ||
Physicians’ pocket lamp | ||
Sink | ||
Stethoscope | ||
Tourniquet | ||
Trolley | ||
Ultrasound | ||
Waste bin |