Purpose: Explore the effect of routine disinfection of mobile communication devices (MCDs) in postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Design: Experimental, repeated measures design.
Methods: At a 247-bed, 20-bed PACU hospital, Mid-Atlantic region, United States, mean baseline bacterial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) counts of six MCDs were established with 3M Clean-Trace Luminometer.