The Application of 9S Management Combined with Color Management in the Management of External Medical Devices in Disinfection Supply Centers
Objective To explore the application effect of 9S management combined with color management in the management of external medical devices in disinfection supply centers.Methods With the selection of 1000 external medical equipment packages for orthopedic surgeries from hospitals from June 2022 to June 2023 as the research subjects and 500 external medical device packages from July to December 2022 as the control group with traditional color scheme management,and 500 external medical device packages from January to June 2023 as the observation group with 9S management combined with color management,the incidence of delayed washing,backwashing,wet packaging,and missing indicator cards,the time required for instrument loading,packaging and sorting,and sterile distribution,as well as the recognition of instruments and implants by nursing staff before and after the implementation of 9S management combined with color management,and the assessment results of instrument sorting and packaging skills were compared in two groups.Results The incidence of delayed washing,backwashing,wet packaging,and missed indicator cards in the observation group was lower than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05);The loading time,packaging and sorting time,and sterile distribution time of the observation group were all shorter than those of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).After the implementation of 9S management combined with color management,nursing staff's understanding for instruments and implants,as well as their assessment scores in instrument organization and packaging skills,were higher than before the implementation,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion After implementing 9S management combined with color management,the receiving,counting,packaging,and distribution process of external medical devices in the disinfection supply center has become more standardized,standardized,and scientific.
9S managementColor managementExternal medical devicesDisinfection Supply Center