Heloisa H K Hoefel1, Carmen Pozzer2, Andrea Acunã3, Marcia Arsego2, Ronaldo Bernardo4, Maria Edutânia Castro5, Alexia Carla Wachholz Dossa6, Jeane Aparecida Gonzatti7, Celia Rabaioli2, Margareth Pfitsher8, Terezinha Neide Oliveira9, Daniela Silva Dos Santos Schneider10. 1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil. Electronic address: helocci@gmail.com. 2. Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre - RS, Brasil. 3. Hospital Sírio Libanês, Sao Paulo- SP, Brasil. 4. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil. 5. Hospital de Clínicas do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil. 6. Secretaria da Saúde Rio Grande do Sul, Secretaria Geral de Vigilancia em Saude, Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil. 7. Faculdade do Hospital Isaraelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo,Brasil. 8. Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil. 9. Hospital Geral do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil. 10. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre- RS, Brasil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Traditional resources, such as bundles, can help experts define essential steps of health product processing to prevent infections. The present study developed bundle content construction and validation criteria for central sterile supply departments (CSSDs). METHODS: The present study employed a Delphi technique modified for content evaluation. Eleven professionals with at least 4 years of experience in sterilization were enlisted. Participants discussed main stages of the process virtually and compiled a list of items based on scientific references justified by law and/or logical reasoning. Agreement, disagreement, and/or suggestions on each step resulted in bundles for a CSSD. Items were then reassessed by experts using a Likert scale with a 90% approval criterion. RESULTS: Six bundles were developed: cleaning, inspection, preparation and packaging, sterilization, and storage resulting from 384 responses and 373 agreements (Interassessor coefficient = 97%). DISCUSSIONS: Items obtained from the criteria assessment received majority agreement from the first document. CONCLUSIONS: Agreement among varying professionals was achieved, and bundles were successfully developed to evaluate the processing of goods in CSSDs.
BACKGROUND: Traditional resources, such as bundles, can help experts define essential steps of health product processing to prevent infections. The present study developed bundle content construction and validation criteria for central sterile supply departments (CSSDs). METHODS: The present study employed a Delphi technique modified for content evaluation. Eleven professionals with at least 4 years of experience in sterilization were enlisted. Participants discussed main stages of the process virtually and compiled a list of items based on scientific references justified by law and/or logical reasoning. Agreement, disagreement, and/or suggestions on each step resulted in bundles for a CSSD. Items were then reassessed by experts using a Likert scale with a 90% approval criterion. RESULTS: Six bundles were developed: cleaning, inspection, preparation and packaging, sterilization, and storage resulting from 384 responses and 373 agreements (Interassessor coefficient = 97%). DISCUSSIONS: Items obtained from the criteria assessment received majority agreement from the first document. CONCLUSIONS: Agreement among varying professionals was achieved, and bundles were successfully developed to evaluate the processing of goods in CSSDs.
Authors: Rosemere Saldanha Xavier; Patrícia Dos Santos Vigário; Alvaro Camilo Dias Faria; Patricia Maria Dusek; Agnaldo José Lopes Journal: Adv Prev Med Date: 2022-04-13