Cleaning and Disinfection Management of Endoscopes in Hospitals of Wuxi: A Survey of Present Status / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To know the present status of endoscopes′ cleaning and disinfection in hospitals in Wuxi,(to find) the problem of existence in endoscopes disinfection management,and puts forward the suggestion.(METHODS) According to Technical Operation Standard for Endoscopes Cleaning and Disinfection(2004)′s(requirement),a survey and sampling of disinfected endoscopes were carried out. RESULTS Every hospital all had the rules and regulations of endoscopes management,personnel training rate was 50.00%,personnel protection fitting rate was 64.71%,the rate of the room special for disinfection was 35.29%,cleaning and disinfection(installation) reaching the designated position rate was 41.18%,the standard rate of cleaning and disinfection order was(11.76%,) the fitting rate of endoscopes to preserve inside condition was 23.53%,the eligible rate of(endoscopes) disinfectants in the use was 100.00%,the disinfecting eligible rate of body surface such as attraction bottle,cleaning slot,enzyme slot and washing slot was 100.00%,and the eligible rate of disinfected endoscopes in use and in preserve were 50.00% and 36.36%,respectively.CONCLUSIONS Our hospital is developing endoscope standard including the use of disinfectants as well as the object surface disinfectiong,but all exist the problems in personnel training,personnel protection,speciaized disinfection room,basic cleaning and disinfection(installation),the process of cleaning and disinfection,preservation and disinfection effect of endoscopes,and the work(remains) further standardize.