A Central Sterile Processing and Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Collaboration to Ensure Safe Patient Care.
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DOI: 10.1002/aorn.13071
Abstract: Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization (CDS) practices and protocols are the cornerstone of infection control and patient safety. Central sterile processing (CSP) leaders are responsible for updating policies and procedures for sterile processing and ensuring CSP… read more here.
Keywords: sterile processing; infection control; infection; central sterile ... See more keywords
Coordination patterns as markers of brittleness (and resilience) in complex systems: a sterile processing case study.
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DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2025.2547283
Abstract: Coordination underpins adaptive capacity in resilient systems. However, research on specific patterns of coordination as they relate to adaptive capacity is relatively scarce. The study focuses on the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) as an exemplar… read more here.
Keywords: coordination patterns; sterile processing; adaptive capacity; study ... See more keywords
Clean and Confident: Impact of Sterile Instrument Processing Workshops on Knowledge and Confidence in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
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DOI: 10.1089/sur.2021.187
Abstract: Background: Proper sterilization of surgical instruments is essential for safe surgery, yet re-processing methods in low-resource settings can fall short of standards. Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops in Ethiopia and El Salvador instructed participants in… read more here.
Keywords: tot workshops; knowledge confidence; non tot; sterile processing ... See more keywords
The impact of a short-term training program on workers’ sterile processing knowledge and practices in 12 Ethiopian hospitals: A mixed methods study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215643
Abstract: Background The need for increased attention to surgical safety in low- and middle-income countries invited organizations worldwide to support improvements in surgical care. However, little is written about issues in instrument sterilization in low- and… read more here.
Keywords: mixed methods; sterile processing; staff; knowledge ... See more keywords