Improving precision instrument cleaning with a quality control module: implementation and outcomes.

Journal: Frontiers in public health
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a cleaning quality control module integrated into a hospital's Disinfection Supply Center (DSC) for improving the cleaning quality of precision surgical instruments.

Authors

  • Juan Xiong
    Department of Natural Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University Shanghai 201203 PR China jxiong@fudan.edu.cn jfhu@fudan.edu.cn.
  • Wei Jiang
    Department of Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins System Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Wei Wan
    Department of Oncology, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi'an City 710000, China.
  • Li Zuo
    Department of Nephrology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Ping Tu
    Department of Post Anesthesia Care Unit, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.
  • Dong Xia Rao
    Department of Central Sterile Supply Department, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.