Current status of medical instrument cleaning in 127 hospitals in five coastal provinces or cities in China
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2017.11.017
- VernacularTitle:沿海五省市127所医院医疗器械清洗情况的调查研究
- Author:
zhe Wen ZHOU
1
;
Lei QIN
;
guo Sen ZHENG
;
Xiao CHANG
;
hua Pei ZHANG
;
qiong Xiao HUANG
;
yan Yan CHEN
Author Information
1. 325000温州市,温州医科大学眼视光学院
- Keywords:
Central Sterile Supply Departments;
Medical instrument;
Cleaning;
Questionnaires
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2017;52(11):1361-1365
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current situation of medical instrument cleaning in Central Sterile Supply Departments(CSSD),in order to identify problems and provide references for further improvements of equipment cleaning.Methods Questionnaire survey was adopted,data of 127 CSSDs in five coastal provinces or cities in China in 2017 were collected,and status of each link of medical instrument cleaning was analyzed.Results The allocation rate of ultrasonic cleaner and spray cleaner were 96.6％ and 78.7％,respectively;62.2％ of hospitals used tap water to pre-rinse,and 10.2％ used normal saline or sterile water to pre-rinse,11.0％ used tap water for finial rinsing;78.7％ of hospitals did not perform continuous humidification in transit,and 18.1％ of hospitals did not perform continuous humidification and their time of transit was more than 2 hours;66.9％ of CSSDs only used multi-enzyme detergent.More than half of the hospitals did not record time for manual rinsing/manual final rinsing.Conclusion The configuration of medical instrument cleaning equipment of 127 CSSDs is good.However,it is necessary to pay more attention to cleaning details.Specifications for instrument cleaning water should be established;continuous humidification during transportation of medical instruments should be promoted;cleaning methods and cleaning detergents should be selected reasonably;standardized rinsing should be enhanced to ensure quality of medical instrument cleaning.
