Authors : Jabbari Hosein , Bakhshian Fariba and Asghar Mohammadpoorasl
Abstract: Nosocomial infections are increasing in all of the world rapidly. In recent years spread of diseases such as Aids and hepatitis B and C has increased the need for attention to infection prevention and control in our country. Evaluation of a NI in Central Supply Sterile Device (CSSD) departments as part of infection control program includes organization, practice and outcome is a major criterion for hospital accreditation. Objectives of these two study was to determine the performance of CSSD in Tabriz, Iran hospitals. In these descriptive studies, all of the public and privet hospitals which count to 21 in the first and 10 hospitals in the second as a sample survived. The following issues were taken into consideration: Physical designing, preparation of medical supplies for sterilization, maintenance and distribution, work circulation and methods of sterilization and the monitoring system. The research tool was questioner and checklist. Physically, the design of the rooms was 39% in the last study and 49.6% in the recent, with acceptable standards. In the work circulation it was 55.4% in first study and 66.8% in last study. In relation to preparation of medical supplies for sterilization both surveys lower than 40% standards were acceptable. Lack of biological (spore tests) indicator for monitoring the sterilization process caused the whole process in question. Comparison finding two studies during 10 years indicates no attention to the optimization of CSSD in hospitals. So policy makers and senior managers of Tabriz medical university should be notice for promotion of infection control practice in hospitals.
Jabbari Hosein , Bakhshian Fariba and Asghar Mohammadpoorasl , 2007. The Comparison of CSSDs Section Performance in Tabriz-Iran Hospitals in 1997 and 2007 . Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 740-742.