Decontamination of instruments used for covid 19 patients.

[kenny moutoa]

We are having problem in the operating theatre with decontamination of
instruments that are used on covid patients and the cleaning of the
operating room . Need any expertise advice from you team.
Thank you

Kenny. Moutoa (Port Vila Central Hospital
Vanuatu)

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[Anonymous]

Dear Kenny,
Thank you for sharing the concern.You have two situations to deal with separately.
The 1st concerns the decontamination of the equipment used for the surgery of a COVID-19 patient,The 2nd concerns the cleaning and disinfection of the operating room that was used for the COVID-19 patient.I propose to refer to the recommendations of your technical guide and apply specific protocols to the decontamination of surgical equipment and the cleaning of the operating room.
The aim will be to prevent contamination of the work space and care staff in general by the use/wearing of appropriate PPE and techniques and products for cleaning and disinfecting the premises as well as the observation of ventilation adapted to the means and premises available. I propose these references to guide you:
Chapter :
3.1.3 Routine management of the physical environment3.1.4 Reprocessing of reusable medical devices
4.6.1 Mechanisms for influencing healthcare associated infection through environmental designhttps://www.nhmrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/attachments/publications/infections-control-guidelines.pdfhttps://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/guidelines/disinfection-guidelines-H.pdfOperating room cleaning :https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7882240/https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/3249-operating-room-cleaning-procedureshttps://www.cdc.gov/hai/prevent/resource-limited/cleaning-procedures.html

Best regards

Prof. Chedly AZZOUZInfection Prevention and Control expertInfection Control Africa Network co-opted member
WHO consultant
Mobile:+21624134634/+21650897646Skype: chedly.azzouz

Le dimanche 20 mars 2022, 06:44:22 UTC+1, kenny moutoa a crit :
We are having problem in the operating theatre with decontamination of instruments that are used on covid patients and the cleaning of the operating room . Need any expertise advice from you team.Thank you
Kenny. Moutoa (Port Vila Central Hospital Vanuatu)MESSAGES POSTED TO THIS LIST ARE SOLELY THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR, AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE OPINION OF ACIPC.
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