Patient safety culture in central sterile supply departments: nurses' perceptions.

Objective: To know the perceptions of nurses with experience in Central Sterile Supply Departments about the safety culture.

Methods: A qualitative study developed with 12 nurses from hospitals in the South and Southeast Brazilian regions, with data collected in March 2021 through online interviews. Bardin's content analysis was performed with the support of the IRaMuTeQ software.

Steam Sterilization Chemical Indicators Are Not Adequate for Monitoring Real Steam Sterilization Cycles.

Chemical indicators are commonly used in hospitals to monitor steam sterilization conditions, indicating that medical devices are safe to be used. The results are stored for future evidence in the event of an infection incident root cause analysis. This type of indicator is also becoming an option for cycle monitoring in pharmaceutical steam sterilizers, improving cycle control.

The Effect of Brush Motion and Rinsing When Manually Cleaning Cannulated Medical Devices.

Cleaning cannulated medical devices can be challenging for perioperative and sterile processing department personnel. We performed a laboratory experimental study to evaluate differences in cleaning effectiveness using either a back-and-forth or helical spinning brushing motion and the effect of rinsing the bristles at each reintroduction of the brush in the lumen. We also tested the lumen cleanliness after high-pressure water cleansing without brushing.

Steam sterilization chemical indicators are not adequate for monitoring real steam sterilization cycles.

Chemical indicators are commonly used in hospitals to monitor steam sterilization conditions, indicating that medical devices are safe to be used. The results are stored for future evidence in the event of an infection incident root cause analysis. This type of indicator is also becoming an option for cycle monitoring in pharmaceutical steam sterilizers, improving cycle control.

False positive results of Bowie and Dick type test used for hospital steam sterilizer with slower come-up ramps: A case study.

Objective: To determine if the standardized B&D type test for hospital steam sterilizer is correctly indicating cycle failures in slower come-up ramps cycles.

Methods: Two commercially available B&D type test were challenged in a quality control sterilizer. A common failure was simulated in triplicate cycles, using a standardized cycle configuration, and then compared to triplicate cycles of a common cycle configuration.