Improving sterile processing practices in Cambodian healthcare facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sterile processing practices in low-resource countries contribute to greater post-operative infection rates compared to high-resource countries. Provision of a sterile processing training program in Tanzania and Ethiopia demonstrated statistically significant improvements in sterile processing practice, a key requisite for safe surgical care.

Aim

To determine if a sterile processing program in a South East Asia country would result in improved conditions and practice in urban and rural healthcare facilities.

Methods

In 2019, a mixed-methods study was conducted with two cohorts in Cambodia, involving a total of eight healthcare facilities and 43 healthcare workers. Quantitative data were collected using a sterile processing assessment tool and a multiple-cho

SUBMITTER: Fast O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336156 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature