S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds

Hospitalized patients are often more susceptible to infection than healthy people due to their illness, the presence of devices and their reduced immune defenses. At the same time, potentially pathogenic pathogens, which are often characterized by antibiotic resistance, are released into the area cl...

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Main Authors: Kramer, Axel, Seifert, Julia, Gruber, Bernd, Abele-Horn, Marianne, Arvand, Mardjan, Blacky, Alexander, Buerke, Michael, Chaberny, Iris, Deja, Maria, Engelhart, Steffen, Eschberger, Dieter, Gerhardts, Anja, Hedtmann, Achim, Heider, Julia, Jäkel, Christian, Kalbe, Peter, Luckhaupt, Horst, Müller, Wolfgang, Novotny, Alexander, Papan, Cihan, Piechota, Hansjürgen, Pitten, Frank-Albert, Reinecke, Veronika, Scheithauer, Simone, Schilling, Dieter, Schulz-Schaeffer, Walter, Sunderdiek, Ulrich
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author Kramer, Axel
Seifert, Julia
Gruber, Bernd
Abele-Horn, Marianne
Arvand, Mardjan
Blacky, Alexander
Buerke, Michael
Chaberny, Iris
Deja, Maria
Engelhart, Steffen
Eschberger, Dieter
Gerhardts, Anja
Hedtmann, Achim
Heider, Julia
Jäkel, Christian
Kalbe, Peter
Luckhaupt, Horst
Müller, Wolfgang
Novotny, Alexander
Papan, Cihan
Piechota, Hansjürgen
Pitten, Frank-Albert
Reinecke, Veronika
Scheithauer, Simone
Schilling, Dieter
Schulz-Schaeffer, Walter
Sunderdiek, Ulrich
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Gruber, Bernd
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Arvand, Mardjan
Blacky, Alexander
Buerke, Michael
Chaberny, Iris
Deja, Maria
Engelhart, Steffen
Eschberger, Dieter
Gerhardts, Anja
Hedtmann, Achim
Heider, Julia
Jäkel, Christian
Kalbe, Peter
Luckhaupt, Horst
Müller, Wolfgang
Novotny, Alexander
Papan, Cihan
Piechota, Hansjürgen
Pitten, Frank-Albert
Reinecke, Veronika
Scheithauer, Simone
Schilling, Dieter
Schulz-Schaeffer, Walter
Sunderdiek, Ulrich
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description Hospitalized patients are often more susceptible to infection than healthy people due to their illness, the presence of devices and their reduced immune defenses. At the same time, potentially pathogenic pathogens, which are often characterized by antibiotic resistance, are released into the area close to the patient, including the bed. To prevent hospital beds from becoming a source of nosocomial infections, bed linen and hospital beds, including encasings or pillows and comforters, must be disinfected before reoccupation, in contrast to hotel beds. The guideline outlines the hygienic and ergonomic requirements for hospital beds, ensuring bed hygiene during the patient's stay and the principles of bed reprocessing, including organization, quality assurance and staff protection, in 40 recommendations.
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spelling doaj-art-a93042267bed4f2cabc8ca0de80266da2025-08-20T02:01:58ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Hygiene and Infection Control2196-52262025-05-0120Doc2010.3205/dgkh000549S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling bedsKramer, Axel0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4193-2149Seifert, Julia1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8890-8934Gruber, Bernd2Abele-Horn, Marianne3Arvand, Mardjan4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-5150Blacky, Alexander5Buerke, Michael6Chaberny, Iris7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-3660Deja, Maria8Engelhart, Steffen9Eschberger, Dieter10Gerhardts, Anja11Hedtmann, Achim12Heider, Julia13Jäkel, Christian14Kalbe, Peter15Luckhaupt, Horst16Müller, Wolfgang17https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4547-013XNovotny, Alexander18https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-5958Papan, Cihan19Piechota, Hansjürgen20Pitten, Frank-Albert21Reinecke, Veronika22Scheithauer, Simone23https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0773-4739Schilling, Dieter24Schulz-Schaeffer, Walter25https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5886-2322Sunderdiek, Ulrich26https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0793-6146German Society for General and Hospital Hygiene, Berlin, GermanyGerman Trauma Society, Berlin, GermanyGerman Nursing Council, Berlin, GermanyPaul Ehrlich Society for Infection Therapy, Munich, GermanyRobert Koch Institute, Department Infectious Diseases, Unit Hospital Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control, Berlin, GermanyAustrian Society for Hospital Hygiene, Vienna, AustriaGerman Cardiac Society, Düsseldorf, GermanyGerman Society for Hygiene and Microbiology, Münster, GermanyGerman Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Munich, GermanySociety of Hygiene, Environmental and Public Health Sciences, Müllheim, GermanyVienna Regional Office of the Austrian Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Vienna, AustriaHohenstein Institute for Textile Innovation gGmbH (HIT), Bönningheim, GermanyProfessional Association of Orthopaedic and Trauma Specialists (BVOU), German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma, Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Surgery, Hofheim am Taunus, GermanyDr. Jäkel, Medical Law, Pharmaceuticals Law, Medical Devices Law, Luebben, GermanyProfessional Association of German Surgery, Berlin, GermanyGerman Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bonn, GermanyFormer Head of the Office of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in GermanyGerman Society for Surgery, Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Urology, Düsseldorf, GermanyGerman Society for General and Hospital Hygiene, Berlin, GermanyGerman-speaking Interest Group of Experts for Infection Prevention and Consultants for Hospital Hygiene, Zurich, SwitzerlandGerman Society for Hygiene and Microbiology, Münster, GermanyGerman Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty of the Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, GermanyGerman X-ray Society and German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Berlin, GermanyHospitalized patients are often more susceptible to infection than healthy people due to their illness, the presence of devices and their reduced immune defenses. At the same time, potentially pathogenic pathogens, which are often characterized by antibiotic resistance, are released into the area close to the patient, including the bed. To prevent hospital beds from becoming a source of nosocomial infections, bed linen and hospital beds, including encasings or pillows and comforters, must be disinfected before reoccupation, in contrast to hotel beds. The guideline outlines the hygienic and ergonomic requirements for hospital beds, ensuring bed hygiene during the patient's stay and the principles of bed reprocessing, including organization, quality assurance and staff protection, in 40 recommendations.https://journals.publisso.de/en/journals/hic/volume20/dgkh000549patient bedhygienic requirementergonomic requirementpatient comfortreprocessingdisinfectionchemothermal disinfection-washing proceduresfinal disinfectionreprocessing controlpersonal protectionbed linenbed insertspillowsneck pillowsblanket coreencasingbarrier coverchangingnosokomiale infektionmrsavrep. aeruginosaacinetobacterk. pneumoniae; c. difficile; shigella; c. auris; norovirus
spellingShingle Kramer, Axel
Seifert, Julia
Gruber, Bernd
Abele-Horn, Marianne
Arvand, Mardjan
Blacky, Alexander
Buerke, Michael
Chaberny, Iris
Deja, Maria
Engelhart, Steffen
Eschberger, Dieter
Gerhardts, Anja
Hedtmann, Achim
Heider, Julia
Jäkel, Christian
Kalbe, Peter
Luckhaupt, Horst
Müller, Wolfgang
Novotny, Alexander
Papan, Cihan
Piechota, Hansjürgen
Pitten, Frank-Albert
Reinecke, Veronika
Scheithauer, Simone
Schilling, Dieter
Schulz-Schaeffer, Walter
Sunderdiek, Ulrich
S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
patient bed
hygienic requirement
ergonomic requirement
patient comfort
reprocessing
disinfection
chemothermal disinfection-washing procedures
final disinfection
reprocessing control
personal protection
bed linen
bed inserts
pillows
neck pillows
blanket core
encasing
barrier cover
changing
nosokomiale infektion
mrsa
vre
p. aeruginosa
acinetobacter
k. pneumoniae; c. difficile; shigella; c. auris; norovirus
title S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds
title_full S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds
title_fullStr S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds
title_full_unstemmed S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds
title_short S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds
title_sort s2k guideline hygienic requirements for patient beds bed linen bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds
topic patient bed
hygienic requirement
ergonomic requirement
patient comfort
reprocessing
disinfection
chemothermal disinfection-washing procedures
final disinfection
reprocessing control
personal protection
bed linen
bed inserts
pillows
neck pillows
blanket core
encasing
barrier cover
changing
nosokomiale infektion
mrsa
vre
p. aeruginosa
acinetobacter
k. pneumoniae; c. difficile; shigella; c. auris; norovirus
url https://journals.publisso.de/en/journals/hic/volume20/dgkh000549
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