Sterile supply department of different hospitals and their sterilization testing profile

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to determine whether Sterile Supply Department [SSD] or Central Sterile Supply Department [CSSD] of different hospitals are performing sterilization testing profile as per international recommendation or not. Hospitals based cross sectional descriptive study. The study was conducted at different hospitals SSD or CSSD and their sterilization testing profile activities during January 1998 to June 2001. Seventy two hospitals with number of beds above 50 to less than 3000 were selected both from public and private sectors and their sterilization testing profile were recorded. 72. Number of beds above 50 and less than 3000 were included in this study. SPSS version. Number of beds less than 50 and more than 3000 were not included in this study. Total 72 hospitals were included in this study out of which 22 [30.5%] were from public sector and 50[69.5%] were from private sector. In public sector out of 22 hospitals only 01 [4.5%] was performing complete sterilization test profile at their SSD or CSSD and in private 05 [10.0%] out of 50 hospitals. There is significant difference in public and private hospitals. Sterilization testing profile P < 0.005 which is significant, yet both were not up to the mark. It seems from this study that private hospitals sterilization testing profile activity is more than twice as compare to public hospitals but we can not comprised on proper sterilization at both settings as this results in infection during procedures, government is requested to make some legislation on it