The Prevalence of Visible And Occult Blood On Anesthesia And Monitoring Equipment in Operation Rooms of Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences, Educational Hospitals

[摘要] BackgroundandObjective:Thebloodisoneofthemostimportantwaysoftransmissionofnasocomialinfections.DiseasessuchasHBVandHIVaremostlikelytobetransmittedbyanesthesiaandmonitoringequipmentinoperationroom.Theassessmentofthefrequencyofbloodcontaminationcanbeausefuldeterminantforthelevelofhazardandpossibilityofexposingpatientsandstafftosourceofinfection.SubjectsandMethods:Thisstudywascross-sectionalandperformedinDecember2009andJanuary2010on140samplesofanesthesiaandmonitoringequipmentinJundishapuruniversityhospitaloperationrooms.Theequipmentselectrocardiographcables,sphygmomanometercuff,reservoirbag,pulseoxymeterprobe,ventilatorcontrolpad,flowmeterknobsandlaryngoscopeblade.Results:Ofallthesamples13.57%werepositiveforvisiblebloodand32.14%ofsampleswerepositiveforoccultblood.Themostcontaminatedapparatuswaselectrocardiographcablesandtheleastcontaminatedwaslaryngoscopeblade.Conclusion:Thefindingsshowhighlevelofbloodcontaminationonequipmentandidentifylackofcomplianceofestablishedstandardsregardingdisinfection.Recommendationsaremadetoreducethebloodcontaminationhazardsbyplanningstandardfordecontaminationofequipment,periodiccourseofinfectioncontrolpracticesforstaff,usingdisposableinstrumentsandpurchasingwell-designedanestheticequipment.

[学科分类] 基础医学