Autoclave performance and operator knowledge of autoclave use in primary care:a survey of UK practices

Coulter, Wilson A.; Chew‐Graham, Carolyn; Cheung, SW; Burke, F. J. T.

doi:10.1053/jhin.2001.0959

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“…It confirms and adds to earlier work using postal questionnaires 7 that whilst benchtop steam sterilisers are in place in the majority of UK dental practices (and present in all the practices in this survey), they are not being validated, tested or maintained to the required standards.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…5 By 1998 all respondents (n = 401) in a UK postal survey reported use of an autoclave, 6 although in a more recent survey involving 372 respondents in the UK, only 82% of dental practitioners reported using an autoclave. 7 The remainder of respondents used either a hot air oven (10%) or used a central sterile service department or other facility (8%). However, although steam sterilisation is used so widely in general dental practice, there is evidence that the equipment is not being tested, monitored or maintained correctly.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…6,[8][9][10][11] More recently, a failure rate of 2% of autoclaves tested was found, with the plastic spore ampoules being melted in three of the sterilisers tested. 7 These findings are not unique to dental practice, since independent audit has demonstrated that in central sterilisation depart ments, as well as in primary care facilities, the reprocessing of medical devices has been sub-optimal. 12,13 Sterilisation of critical devices is widely accepted as essen tial when re-using medical devices.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Some studies showed that continuous education can improve the knowledge and practices of this group after their basic training. 14,[23][24][25][26] Improper cleaning of operating theatres by housekeepers could be explained by the lack of knowledge, insufficient guidelines, and inadequate facilities. There are also no supervisory systems in place to monitor their work.…”

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Assessment of existing practices in the operating theatre in the Khartoum North Teaching Hospital, Sudan

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Abdrahman

et al. 2011

Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection

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This study, assessing existing practices in the operating theatre regarding hand washing, disinfection and sterilisation, was conducted at Khartoum North Teaching Hospital. As far as we know, this is the first study of its kind since the inauguration of the hospital in 1950. A total of 55 health personnel working in the operating theatre participated in the study. These included nurses and environmental service personnel (housekeepers and sterilisation and disinfection personnel). Knowledge and practice were evaluated using multiple choice and direct interview questions. Operation theatre sterilisation and disinfection practices were monitored using checklists modified from World Health Organization recommendations. A marked lack of knowledge and defective attitudes and practices were observed among a large number of personnel. It was observed that 51% of the nurses were 46 years of age or older and that two-thirds had only a primary and intermediate school level education. The study recommends the upgrading of the operating theatres and additional training and education of staff. Theatres should be provided with facilities for proper disinfection and waste disposal. Qualified nurses should be employed. We also recommend the establishment of an infection control committee. The role of the committee would include the planning and execution of hygiene policies. In addition, planning and organising training courses in infection control should be seen as a priority.Peer reviewed.

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“…Die kontinuierliche Gewährleistung der Qualität der Aufbereitung erfordert Sachkenntnis [11] [2,8,9,10,12,13].…”

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Autoclave performance and operator knowledge of autoclave use in primary care:a survey of UK practices

Cited by 24 publications

References 8 publications

Sterilisation of re-usable instruments in general dental practice

Sterilisation of re-usable instruments in general dental practice

Assessment of existing practices in the operating theatre in the Khartoum North Teaching Hospital, Sudan

Anforderungen an die Hygiene bei der Aufbereitung von Medizinprodukten

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