ABSTRACT
Objective To discuss the reason of the problem, which are caused by pretreating reused medical instruments after usage in each hospital clinical departments;ensure the washing quality for the reused medical instruments and prolonging the working life of them. Methods The execution rate, washing quality, damage of which pretreating reused medical instruments in clinical departments were counted The Clinic of Infection, Nursing Department and Central Sterile Supply Department observed and adopted questionnaire for information, and then formulated targeted guidance and improvement according to the information. Results The execution rate of pretreating reused medical instrument after usage reached from 64.6% to 99.4%, the qualified rate of instrument washing had improved from 93.0% to 99.7%,the damage rate of instruments had decreased from 1.84% to 0.74%,and there were significant differences(χ2=9 413.8,38 160.6,2 820.2,all P<0.05). Conclusions Pretreating reused medical instrument after usage correctly and timely,can not only ensure the washing quality for the medical instruments, but also prolong the working life of them. It ensures the application value of the medical instruments.