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21/Nov/2024
21/Nov/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024GS0982
Highlights The highest cost is for materials, followed by the staff’s labor costs. The total cost of peripherally inserted central catheterization is US$ 217.14. Measuring the estimated average direct cost allows financial visibility of the inputs used. ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to estimate the direct costs of peripherally inserted central catheterization by nurses for hospitalized patients. Methods: A cost estimation study using a quantitative approach was conducted in a public teaching hospital in northern Paraná to calculate the direct […]
Keywords: Catheterization; Cost analysis; Direct service costs; Nurses; Peripheral; Vascular access devices
01/Jan/2011
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082011AO1762
ABSTRACT Objectives: To experimentally evaluate the efficacy of a standard sterilization protocol employed during reuse of disposable helical stone baskets. Methods: Study performed on 20 helical stone baskets: 10 were used in the initial validation process, contaminated with Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and imprinted on Müeller-Hinton media; 10 catheters were contaminated with Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953, processed, inoculated in TSB and incubated in a water bath at a temperature of 55°C. Bacterial growth was evaluated after 1, 3, 5 and […]
Keywords: Catheterization; Disposable equipment; Equipment reuse/standards; Ethylene oxide; Sterilization/methods