Improving qualified rate of cleaning of loaner orthopedic surgery instruments by application of quality control circle
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2018.03.018
- VernacularTitle:应用品管圈提高骨科手术外来医疗器械清洗合格率
- Author:
Li-Hua ZHONG
1
;
Hong-Mei WANG
;
Su-Tao REN
;
Ling-Long ZHAO
;
Ping XIANG
;
Xiao-Yan LIAO
Author Information
1. 南方医科大学南方医院
- Keywords:
loaner instrument;
orthopedic surgery;
qualified rate of cleaning;
quality control circle
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2018;17(3):267-269
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To improve the qualified rate of cleaning of loaner orthopedic surgery instruments by application of quality control circle(QCC).Methods QCC activity was carried out in a hospital from May to October 2016, on-site assessment of cleaning quality was performed by two circle members, causes of unqualified cleaning result of loaner orthopedic surgery instruments were recorded, the qualified result of loaner orthopedic surgery instruments before QCC activity(May-June 2016)and after QCC activity(September-October 2016)was compared. Results Before QCC activity, there were 1 667 packages of loaner instruments, 1 415 were qualified for cleaning, qualified rate was 84.88%;after activity, there were 1 673 packages of loaner instruments, 1 655 were qualified for cleaning, qualified rate was 98.92%, difference was statistically significant between two groups(P<0.01), qualified rate increased to 14.04%, target achievement rate was 116%.Conclusion Application of the scientific tool of QCC can improve the qualified rate of cleaning of loaner orthopedic surgery instruments.