Análise de temperatura na central de materiais e esterilização em um estabelecimento assistencial de saúde público de grande porte e alta complexidade

Abstract

The Center for Material Sterilization is the sector responsible for processing the instruments used by the hospital especially those used by the surgery center all very important in the hospital routine; the equipment used on the process generates heat, mainly because of the use of vapor and high temperatures in the process of sterilization. The characteristics of this work environment can affect the health of workers form that sector, these unhealthy conditions are not complying with normal and safety regulations established for temperature controlled working areas. The present research work was performed at the Center for Material Esterialization (CME) of the Uberlandia Clinic Hospital at Federal University (HCU-UFU), the objective was to identify the temperature behavior inside the sterilization center and use this information to help the hospital management in the process of adopting the area bring this working conditions up to standard, providing workers of the sector with appropriate environmental conditions. In order to carry out exploratory and descriptive research and quantitative results in order to measure the importance of a suitable working environment, we used thermometers placed in all areas of the CME, arranged in the central part and the mean height of the right foot, and one for reference in the hallway as this is where the heat generated by the machines does not influence. Eight different samples were then taken for each hour, that is, hourly temperatures were collected for eight days in all areas of the CME from 08:00 am to 6:00. p.m., totaling 352 collections spanning three seasons. The results show high temperatures, in violation of DRC 15, which is the resolution that standardizes the parameters such as temperature, humidity, among others, for health sectors, causing the sector to become an environment with thermal discomfort and harmful to workers' health, which can trigger or aggravate diseases. Intervention measures are necessary to solve the problem, such as the placement of a ventilation or cooling system, in order to lower the temperature and watch over the salubrity and health of the workers, to improve the performance of these, offering a comfortable environment to the worker and adjusting the norms.