Sterilization Service in Monte Klinikum Hospital: the care that makes the difference. Presentation The Center of Material and Sterilization - CME - is classified as a technical support unit, indirect care, responsible for processing materials used in the procedures for patient care. These materials are sorted and processed according to the risk of infection accounting for the procedure (non-critical, semi-critical and critical). The processing includes cleaning, preparation, disinfection and sterilization. The materials must be prosecuted under health legislation and recommendations of national and international organizations. The service is directly related to the Control of Infections, since failures in the processing impact on the occurrence of adverse events. At the Monte Klinikum Hospital, the unit that carries out these activities is called the Center Processing of Materials - CPM. Monte Klinikum Hospital, founded on October 1999 was the first hospital of Ceará certified GOLD in Monitoring of Sterilization at Steam on December 2005, constituting the first group of certified hospitals in Brazil. Received all certifications for consecutive years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. It is unique among the first hospitals with certificates that mark. Still evaluating the recertification in 2010. This certification is given to hospitals that monitor the steam sterilization according to the recommendations of best practices by regulatory organizations (AAMI: ST79: 2006); SOBECC: 2009; APECIH: 2010. |
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| WORKING PROCESSES Cleaning Processing activities start in Purge which performs the cleaning and reconditioning materials, basic requirements for safe sterilization and disinfection. To guarantee the result and the importance of this preliminary phase, we use the ultrasonic washer with a special system of pulsed irrigation and acessory for internal cleaning of cannulated materials. |
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Desinfection The materials semi critical require, minimally, high-level chemical disinfection. In the institution is standardized Peracetic Acid for this purpose. After the process completed, disinfected and dried materials are packaged in the packaging, sealed, identified and released to the units. |
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| Preparation Following the flow of processing, after cleaning, the critical materials, are directed to the preparation. They are inspected, lubricated, dried and packaged for sterilization in the method compatible with the raw material and configuration of materials. |
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