Method to Increase Cleaniness of Blind Zone of Complicated Medical Instruments / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To explore an effective cleaning method to improve the washing quality of contaminated complicated medical instruments.METHODS The used puncture needles were washed by three methods(ultrasonic wave only,ultrasonic wave + polyenzyme detergent,ultrasonic wave + spray washing with special washing-rack designed by ourselves,while artificial washing group as control group,3 pieces per group).After washing,the samples were further assayed with HemoCheck-s swab to compare the washing effect.RESULTS The color of cotton swabs was turned blue or light blue.CONCLUSIONS Our results have demonstrated that ultrasonic cleaning plus spray washing with special washing-rack can improve the cleaning quality.