Time for cleaning and room preparation: connection between surgery size and professional perspectives

Abstract

The objective was to verify the association between time needed for room cleaning (TLPS) and the surgery size, and related advantages and difficulties faced by the circulator of the room asszgned to this task. A mixed method, with a transverse quantitative, retrospective approach, using a sample of 3095 surgeries performed,from January to June 2011, and a qualitative approach using a Thematic Content Analysis of statements from 11 circulators, was used. The average TLPS was smaller in size 1 surgeries, increasing in sizes 2, 3 and 4, with a significant difference. Advantages reported included organization and size of staff and difficulties reported related to sharp, bladed materials mixed with surgical instruments and a reduced number of cleaning professionals. The larger the size, the higher the TLPS. Surgical teams operating in the Surgical Center interfere directly in the process, facilitating or hindering the achievement of institutional goals related to quality and productivity.

Fatores Que Interferem No Tempo De Intervalo Entre Cirurgias: Estudo Observacional

“…Fatores que interferem no tempo de intervalo entre cirurgias: estudo observacional Peralta T, Santos AA dos, Bourscheit F, Oliveira Junior NJ de, Somensi EM, Patricia Treviso P literatura aponta que recursos humanos adequados proporcionam diminuição do tempo de limpeza e preparo de sala (14) , enquanto sua inadequação está relacionada com a suspensão de procedimentos cirúrgicos (15)(16) e o aumento do tempo de turnover (17) .…”

“…Ao analisar-se a associação entre o porte cirúrgico e o tempo de turnover (Figura 3), evidenciou-se que, quanto maior o porte cirúrgico, maior o tempo de intervalo. Atribuise esse resultado ao fato de que, de modo geral, quanto maior o porte cirúrgico, mais equipamentos e materiais são necessários para o procedimento, demandando maior tempo para o preparo e desmontagem da sala, resultado que vai ao encontro de um estudo (14) que destaca que os tempos de limpeza e preparo de sala aumentam de maneira proporcional ao porte cirúrgico.…”