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As infeções adquiridas em meio hospitalar – infeções nosocomiais – geralmente provêm
de bactérias, sendo a maior parte delas não propriamente patogénicas, mas oportunistas,
aproveitando para colonizar doentes com o sistema imunitário deprimido, o que resulta
em infeções.
Os fomites são objetos inanimados capazes de transportar microrganismos patogénicos,
sendo por isso a nível hospitalar um dos principais meios de disseminação de surtos
estudados, a par do corpo clínico existente.
Há alguns materiais capazes de diminuir a aderência de bactérias por causa das
características da sua superfície, pelo que o objetivo deste trabalho se centrou no
desenvolvimento de um projeto de produção de uma membrana com essa
particularidade.
Partindo de um protocolo existente na literatura, foi feito um plano de produção
industrial, através da definição de diversos parâmetros necessários a esse tipo de fabrico.
Esta membrana tem como finalidade ficar acoplada ao diafragma do fomite – neste caso
o estetoscópio – diminuindo o transporte de bactérias entre alas e doentes, fornecendo
uma segunda linha de proteção caso a higienização deste seja indevida, ou até mesmo
não efetuada.
O plano de produção terá como objetivo principal transformar a produção laboratorial
já publicada, numa produção industrial. Para isso, levará em consideração a legislação
em vigor, uma vez que este tipo de dispositivos apresentam uma regulação específica.
Será também apresentada uma estimativa de custos para a implantação deste
empreendimento, de modo a ser possível fazer uma apreciação do investimento
necessário ao projeto.
Hospital-acquired infections – nosocomial infections – usually come from bacteria, most of which are not exactly pathogenic, but opportunistic, taking advantage of patients with a compromised immune system to colonize, which can result in infections. Fomites are inanimate objects capable of carrying pathogenic microorganisms, which is why, at the hospital level, they are one of the main means of disseminating studied outbreaks, along with the existing clinical staff. There are some materials capable of reducing the adhesion of bacteria because of their surface’s characteristics, so the objective of this work was focused on the development of a project to produce a membrane with this particularity. Starting from an existing protocol in the literature, an industrial production plan was made, through the definition of several parameters necessary for this type of manufacture. The purpose of this membrane is to be coupled to the fomite diaphragm – in this case the stethoscope – reducing the bacterial transport between wards and patients, providing a second line of protection in case the cleaning of the fomite is improper, or even not carried out. The production plan’s main objective is to transform the already published laboratory production into industrial production. For this matter, it will consider the actual legislation since this type of device has a specific regulation. A cost estimate for the implementation of this project will also be presented, so an assessment of the investment required for the project can be made.
Hospital-acquired infections – nosocomial infections – usually come from bacteria, most of which are not exactly pathogenic, but opportunistic, taking advantage of patients with a compromised immune system to colonize, which can result in infections. Fomites are inanimate objects capable of carrying pathogenic microorganisms, which is why, at the hospital level, they are one of the main means of disseminating studied outbreaks, along with the existing clinical staff. There are some materials capable of reducing the adhesion of bacteria because of their surface’s characteristics, so the objective of this work was focused on the development of a project to produce a membrane with this particularity. Starting from an existing protocol in the literature, an industrial production plan was made, through the definition of several parameters necessary for this type of manufacture. The purpose of this membrane is to be coupled to the fomite diaphragm – in this case the stethoscope – reducing the bacterial transport between wards and patients, providing a second line of protection in case the cleaning of the fomite is improper, or even not carried out. The production plan’s main objective is to transform the already published laboratory production into industrial production. For this matter, it will consider the actual legislation since this type of device has a specific regulation. A cost estimate for the implementation of this project will also be presented, so an assessment of the investment required for the project can be made.
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Custos Dispositivo Estetoscópio Fomite Infeção Nosocomial Membrana Modelo Parâmetros de Qualidade Produção