Abstract

DAVILA-RAMIREZ, Fabián Antonio; DIAZ-VILLAMIL, Nancy Teresa; FAJARDO-GRANADOS, David  and  JIMENEZ-CRUZ, Camilo. Quality of Cleaning on Surgery Room by Adenosin Triphosfate Luminometry. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.27, pp.266-273. ISSN 1657-7027.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.rgyps13-27.chsc.

Objective: To assess the quality of the disinfection process, measured in relative light units (URL) on environmental surfaces in operating rooms, reusable and disposable instruments through the luminometer equipment 3M Clean Trace. Materials: With a cut-off point on 250 URL to define the adequate quality of disinfection, we evaluated a convenience sample of 39 elements, six disposable instruments of critical importance, six environmental surfaces and twenty-seven reusable that are difficult to clean. Results: Bad quality was found on most of the evaluated elements. The monopolar hook (disposable), the Frazzier cannula (reusable) and the medicine counter (environmental surface) were the elements with the highest levels in each group. Conclusions: It is necessary to improve the quality of cleaning and disinfection in operating rooms. The luminometer proved to be a useful instrument in the quality control of this process. Additional studies are required to propose more appropriate cut-off points.

Keywords : adenosine triphosphate; bioluminometry/organization and management; department of surgery; disinfection; infection of the operating site.

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