Objectives: to evaluate the results of two methods of hospital bedpan reprocessing. Methods: cross-sectional study. Hospital bedpans containing a biological material contamination simulator or organic matter were submitted to manual cleaning followed by disinfection with 70% alcohol solution or thermodisinfection. Permanence of simulated contamination was evaluated by using the fluorescence technique and presence of organic matter was verified by carrying out the protein detection test. Results: the contamination simulator was found in bedpans submitted to both processes. The seat was dirtier after manual cleaning (p=0.044) in comparison with the result obtained with thermodisinfection. Automatized decontamination led to worse results when compared to the manual procedure for the scoop and external bottom (p=0.000). The protein detection test was positive in two items after thermodisinfection. Conclusions: manual cleaning followed by rubbing with 70% alcohol solution proved more effective than automatized cleaning in the reprocessing of hospital bedpans. There are relevant issues regarding reuse of hospital bedpans.

MINELI, T.A. Assessment of hospital bedpans cleaning submitted to different processing methods. 2020. 75 f. Thesis (Master's) -University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, College of Nursing. Ribeirão Preto 2020.The handling of hospital bedpans requires strict hygiene measures to prevent these devices from becoming sources of contamination. The workers involved in the process, however, often overlook the methods and risks associated with the processing of these sanitary utensils. The objective of this quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was to assess the cleaning and disinfection of hospital bedpans submitted to two different processing methods. Data were collected in a tertiary hospital facility located in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The results concerning the cleaning and disinfection of hospital bedpans were distributed into two groups: the first set of materials (Group 1) was manually cleaned, followed by disinfection with 70% hydrated ethyl alcohol. The bedpans in the second set (Group 2) were subjected to thermal disinfection without previous manual cleaning. Glo Germ™ liquid was used to simulate contamination by biological material and the utensils were inoculated with 20 ml of the product. The presence of the contamination simulator was assessed by fluorescence in 130 utensils. A protein detection test was applied in 50 utensils and the presence of contamination was found in utensils submitted to both cleaning processes. The number of bedpans visually soiled after automated cleaning (74.2%) was higher than after manual cleaning (53.1%). In total, there were from zero to six areas in each bedpan with the presence of the contamination simulator. A statistically significant difference was found (p=0.003) when both processing methods were compared, the number of clean bedpans was larger among those submitted to mechanical cleaning (46.9%) than those submitted to automated cleaning (25.8%). The presence of the contamination simulator was identified from zero to three areas in each part of hospital bedpans. The number of areas with the presence of Glo Germ was compared between groups. The Mann-Whitney test indicated significant difference on the parts of the blade (p<0.000), seat (p=0.013), and external bottom (p=0.003), revealing the simulator was more frequently found among bedpans submitted to automated cleaning. No significant differences were found between the internal, lateral and external parts and handle. All bedpans seemed clean upon visual inspection, however, two utensils processed in the thermal disinfector tested positive in the protein test. This study's results encourage reflection upon the procedures adopted in the processing of hospital bedpans, indicating a need to review concepts supporting the indication of methods and processing levels based on the classification of health utensils.

Objetivos: identificar a frequência e caracterizar as crises hipertensivas (CH) entre pacientes atendidos em um serviço de saúde. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo e retrospectivo, com dados obtidos a partir de 60.133 prontuários de pacientes que buscaram o serviço de pronto-atendimento de uma operadora de planos de saúde do interior paulista, no período de janeiro a dezembro de 2012. O estudo foi aprovado por Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Resultados: foram identificados 1.288 (2,1%) casos de CH, sendo 85,3% caracterizados como pseudocrises hipertensivas (PCH), 8,1% urgências hipertensivas (UH) e 6,5% emergências hipertensivas (EH). Parcela significativa de prontuários (20,3%) não continha registro dos valores de pressão arterial (PA). Conclusão: a PCH foi a situação mais frequente na população estudada, mas o expressivo número de prontuários sem registro da medida da PA indica a necessidade de conscientização dos profissionais de saúde sobre as medidas de prevenção de eventos mórbidos, identificação e controle da CH e respectivas anotações.ABSTRACTObjectives: to characterize and identify the frequency of hypertensive crises (HCs) in patients at a health care service. Method: this retrospective, quantitative, descriptive study used data collected from 60,133 medical files of patients attending the emergency room of a healthcare plan provider in São Paulo state from January to December 2012. The study was approved by the research ethics committee. Results: 1,288 cases of HC (2.1%) were identified, 85.3% were characterized as hypertensive pseudocrises (HPCs), 8.1% as hypertensive crises and 6.5% as hypertensive emergencies. A significant number of records (20.3%) contained no record of blood pressure (BP) values. Conclusion: HPCs were the most frequent situation in the study population, but a large number of records with no BP measurement indicated the need for health professionals to be aware of morbid event prevention, identification and control of HCs, and the corresponding record keeping.RESUMENObjetivos: identificar la frecuencia y caracterizar las crisis hipertensivas (CH) entre pacientes atendidos en un servicio de salud. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y retrospectivo, según los datos obtenidos de 60.133 registros de pacientes que buscaron un sector de urgencias de una operadora de seguros de salud de una ciudad del interior de São Paulo, en el período de enero a diciembre de 2012. El estudio lo aprobó un Comité de Ética en Investigación. Resultados: fueron identificados 1.288 (2,1%) casos de CH, siendo el 85,3% caracterizado como pseudocrisis hipertensivas (PCH), 8,1% urgencias hipertensivas (UH) y 6,5% emergencias hipertensivas (EH). Una parte significante de historias médicas (20,3%) no contenía registro de los valores de presión arterial (PA). Conclusión: la PCH fue la situación más frecuente en la población estudiada, pero el gran número de historias médicas sin registro de la medida de la PA indica la necesidad de concientización de los profesionales de salud sobre las medidas de prevención de eventos mórbidos, identificación y control de la CH y respectivos apuntes.