Wet Pack after Steam Sterilization:Analysis and Management
- VernacularTitle:压力蒸汽灭菌湿包的原因分析与控制
- Author:
Wenbi DU
;
Sumei DUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Wet pack;
Analysis;
Management
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2009;0(15):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze the reason of the wet pack after steam sterilization,in order to put forward the countermeasures and apply them to our work for reducing the number of wet pack. METHODS The results of wet pack were evaluated from May 2005 to Aug 2007 retrospectively.The countermeasures were applied to our work from Sep 2007 to Mar 2008 and compared with before(from Jan to Aug). RESULTS There were 1943 wet packs appeared,the wet pack ratio was 0.37%.Reasons of the wet pack including the factors about sterilizer(35.1%),load(33.12%),preparedness(25.68%) and cooling(6.10%).The ratio of wet pack had decreased from 0.32% to 0.11% after controls(? 2 = 42.5,P