Cleaning Efficacy of Automatic Cleaning Machines Evaluation and Impact Factors
- VernacularTitle:全自动清洗机清洗效果监测及影响因素的研究
- Author:
Ling SHANG
;
Hailing XU
;
Hongmei WANG
;
Xinhua WANG
;
Meiying CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Automatic cleaning machine;
Cleaning efficacy;
Factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2005;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cleaning efficacy of the automatic cleaning machine and the risk factors to ensure the effect of disinfection and sterilization. METHODS Cleaning efficacy of the automatic cleaning machines was detected by STF cleaning test card.It was put in the first cabin of every automatic cleaning machine.And it was also tested for these factors in determining cleaning qualities such as enzyme concentration,water temperature and pieces of instruments washed. RESULTS The cleaning efficacy of the automatic cleaning machines was 98.9% in the continuous two years.The qualified rate was 98.6% for surgical instruments,99.4% for all instrument in clinical sections. CONCLUSIONS The machine is suitable for the cleaning of surgical instruments.It also raises working efficiency,cutting down the cost of repairs and maintenance,reducing the chances of injury and infections in nurses who performed manual cleaning precedures.The procedures of the STF cleaning test card in detecting the cleaning efficacy is simpler,safer,and suitable for clinical applications.
