Identification and analysis of the sterilization practice of assembled laparoscopic instruments

Authors

  • Tamara Carolina de Camargo Enfermeira; Doutora em Ciências e Mestre em Enfermagem na Saúde do Adulto pela EEUSP; Docente da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP); Enfermeira da Prefeitura Municipal de Sorocaba
  • Aline Santana Feitosa Enfermeira; Discente do Programa de Residência em Enfermagem na Atenção Básica em Saúde da Família pela EEUSP
  • Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano Enfermeira; Doutora e Mestre em Enfermagem pela EEUSP; Professora Titular do Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica da EEUSP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5327/Z1414-4425201400040004

Keywords:

Sterilization. Surgical Instruments. Laparoscopy. Nursing.

Abstract

Objective: To identify and analyze practices related to the sterilization of assembled laparoscopic instruments, following the methods employed. Method: Data were collected through a questionnaire at the 10th Brazilian Congress of Nursing in Surgical Center, Anesthetic Recovery and Center of Materials and Sterilization, which was carried out in July 2011. We used a non-probabilistic sampling technique for convenience according to the availability of research subjects, with personal approach as recruitment at the event entrance. Results: The sample comprised 263 nursing professionals. Oppositely to the classic guidelines, 37% of health services sterilize the assembled laparoscopic instruments using steam sterilization (22%), hydrogen peroxide plasma gas (10%), ethylene oxide (4%), and steam at low temperature and formaldehyde (1%). Conclusion: The principles of latent heat and thermal conduction provide a priori a theoretical possibility of security for steam sterilization of assembled materials, however this theory does not apply to gaseous methods at low temperatures.

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2014-12-31

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Camargo, T. C. de, Feitosa, A. S., & Graziano, K. U. (2014). Identification and analysis of the sterilization practice of assembled laparoscopic instruments. Revista SOBECC, 19(4), 195–200. https://doi.org/10.5327/Z1414-4425201400040004

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Vol. 19 No. 4 (2014)

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