Analysis on microbe detection on various aseptic packets in the hospitals.
[Objective] To control hospital infection. [Method] 69 various aseptic packets which had been sterilized within one week were collected from municipal hospitals. The samples were cultured with aerobic, anaerobic and fungus under 37 ℃ for 5 days and 28℃ for 7 days, and went through smear, gram stain and microscope detection. [Result] Among the 69 aseptic packets, 21 were detected positive (30.43% ). [Conclusion] To strengthen scientific management on sterilization in hospitals, to control and reduce hospital infection.
A prospective study of 50 consecutive patients admitted for nasal packing for epistaxis reveals that only 20% re-bled after removal of packs and that 96% of those recurrences occurred during the first 4 h after pack removal. No patients required repacking or blood transfusion. The need for a 24-h observation period following nasal pack removal therefore appears not to be required, and the implementation of an early discharge policy for patients treated for epistaxis by nasal packing is therefore potentially feasible, and would result in significant cost savings.