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Challenging Residual Contamination of Instruments for Robotic Surgery in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2016

Yuhei Saito ,
Hiroshi Yasuhara ,
Satoshi Murakoshi ,
Takami Komatsu ,
Kazuhiko Fukatsu  and
Yushi Uetera
Yuhei Saito*
Affiliation:
Surgical Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Yasuhara
Affiliation:
Surgical Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Satoshi Murakoshi
Affiliation:
Surgical Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Takami Komatsu
Affiliation:
Surgical Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Kazuhiko Fukatsu
Affiliation:
Surgical Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Yushi Uetera
Affiliation:
Surgical Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
*
Address correspondence to Yuhei Saito, MS, Surgical Center, University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655 ([email protected]).
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Abstract

BACKGROUND

Recently, robotic surgery has been introduced in many hospitals. The structure of robotic instruments is so complex that updating their cleaning methods is a challenge for healthcare professionals. However, there is limited information on the effectiveness of cleaning for instruments for robotic surgery.

OBJECTIVE

To determine the level of residual contamination of instruments for robotic surgery and to develop a method to evaluate the cleaning efficacy for complex surgical devices.

METHODS

Surgical instruments were collected immediately after operations and/or after in-house cleaning, and the level of residual protein was measured. Three serial measurements were performed on instruments after cleaning to determine the changes in the level of contamination and the total amount of residual protein. The study took place from September 1, 2013, through June 30, 2015, in Japan.

RESULTS

The amount of protein released from robotic instruments declined exponentially. The amount after in-house cleaning was 650, 550, and 530 µg/instrument in the 3 serial measurements. The overall level of residual protein in each measurement was much higher for robotic instruments than for ordinary instruments (P<.0001).

CONCLUSIONS

Our data demonstrated that complete removal of residual protein from surgical instruments is virtually impossible. The pattern of decline differed depending on the instrument type, which reflected the complex structure of the instruments. It might be necessary to establish a new standard for cleaning using a novel classification according to the structural complexity of instruments, especially for those for robotic surgery.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:143–146

Type
Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , February 2017 , pp. 143 - 146
Copyright
© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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