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    Knowledge and practices about the safety process of surgical instruments, nursing professional, Huaral hospital 2020
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2020-10-04) Eustaquio Fernández, Carmen; Arevalo Marcos, Rodolfo Amado
    Peru has a tendency that 20% of surgical interventions end in infection of the surgical site, this may be due to the fact that a sample of nursing personnel studied, 67% report that there is no specific area to carry out the cleaning process, and that 100% of the staff indicate that the activity is not carried out in an appropriate place, they do not use enzymatic detergent to wash materials, and that 79% do not comply with rinsing medical instruments with running water, and Even worse for the sterilization process, 46% do not place external or internal indicators (4) One of the elements contributing to the transmission of pathogens are the surgical instruments, which are used within the surgical act, which subsequently implies giving the appropriate cleaning and disinfection process to reduce the microbial load, guaranteeing optimal sterility and thus preventing this type. of complications (5) One of the elements contributing to the transmission of pathogens are the surgical instruments, which are used within the surgical act, which subsequently implies giving the appropriate cleaning and disinfection process to reduce the microbial load, guaranteeing optimal sterility and thus preventing this type. of complications (5) In this context, a great challenge arises for the nursing professional who requires knowledge about the care of surgical instruments since this must be meticulous and standardized, carried out in a methodical and precise manner (6).