Estudo informacional de implantação de salas limpas para o CME de um hospital

Abstract

According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, healthcare-related infections (HAI) are responsible for the high mortality rates due to their complexity and severity and represent 13% of hospitalized patients. This paper proposes to perform the technical feasibility study for the implantation of a clean room in a sterilized materials center (SMC) in a hospital in Salvador - BA. The analysis considers the current situation of the SMC facilities from: seals, air conditioning, materials used for storage and processes in the sterilized materials plant, as well as pointing out what would be the minimum requirements, contemplating the norms and resolutions present in Brazil, in order to adapt the sector in front of the agencies responsible for the survey. The study encompasses materials to be adapted, such as doors, wallcoverings, floor types, lighting fixtures and equipment for gauging climatic conditions within environments that meet the definition criteria for clean room and to ensure tightness between rooms. The HVAC system was also analyzed and data on the thermal loads required for the different sites were exposed in order to provide a controlled environment free of microbial transmission for both staff and instruments to be prepared and sterilized. The study consists of raising awareness about the importance of maintaining the SMC as a clean room and the positive impacts that its adequacy may bring to the hospital's health indicatives and patients' well-being.