2023-05-13 01:04:31
- The most careful area in any hospital is the operating room because any microorganism or dirt puts the integrity of hospitalized patients at risk.
- NOM 045-SSA2-2005 focuses on epidemiological surveillance, prevention and control of nosocomial infections.
- A video in which rats are observed inside the ISSSTE operating rooms demonstrates the poor condition of some units.
Cleanliness is a fundamental characteristic of any hospital. Not only does it speak well of its staff, but it is the basis for protecting hospitalized patients from all types of pathogens. Unfortunately, not everyone complies with this element and it is not even necessary to go too far because a painful incident occurred in our country. The reason is because rats were detected inside the operating rooms of a hospital belonging to the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE).
Current legal regulation in Mexico
Since the mid-eighties, in Mexico, the control of nosocomial infections is formalized from the program established in the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition (INCMNSZ) which extends to the other national health institutes and from where the Epidemiological Surveillance Hospital Network (RHOVE) arises.
It was at the INCMNSZ where the first control manual was prepared for its national application. It was also there that the first proposal for the creation of an Official Mexican Standard on infection control arose.
At the end of 1989, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) together with the Hospital Epidemiology Society of the United States of America, held a regional conference on the prevention and control of nosocomial infections.
The objectives of said conference were formulated to stimulate the implementation of mechanisms to resume the preparation of norms and homogeneous instruments on the prevention and control of nosocomial infections. The fundamental objective for which the prevention and control of nosocomial infections was instituted was to guarantee the quality of medical care.
In the end, in our country the Official Mexican Standard NOM 045-SSA2-2005 focused on epidemiological surveillance, prevention and control of nosocomial infections. Includes hospital-acquired diseases secondary to invasive, diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. It also establishes the guidelines for the collection, systematized analysis of the information and decision-making for the application of the pertinent prevention and control measures.
Are there rats inside the ISSSTE operating rooms?
Despite all of the above, the facilities of many hospitals, especially in the public sector, leave much to be desired. The most recent case occurred in the ISSSTE Santa Rosalía Hospital Clinic located in Baja California Sur.
A video published on social networks demonstrates the exact moment in which it is observed rats inside the operating rooms of the aforementioned ISSSTE unit. This is a rather serious situation because it is precisely the most cared for area of any hospital. There must be quite demanding cleaning protocols to avoid any type of infection in hospitalized patients.
RAAAATAAAAAAS in the
Operating room of the Santa Rosalia Hospital Clinic, Baja California Sur del @ISSSTE_mx . Cc @drpedrozenteno something to say? pic.twitter.com/2fOQUwkEDc— Lourdes Mendoza (@lumendoz) May 9, 2023
Now, because the publication immediately went viral on the internet, the hospital authorities immediately had to show their position. The ISSSTE delegation in Baja California Sur had to acknowledge that the video was reliable, although it acknowledged that the pertinent measures have already been taken.
Based on the above, he added that the cleaning and disinfection of all areas of the hospital was immediately intensified. In addition, the fumigation protocol was reviewed and it was ensured that this type of incident cannot be repeated.
Lastly, and according to what was published in The universal, the authorities were “justified” by pointing out that the clinic is over 30 years old and its facilities are not optimal. In addition, emphasis was placed on the fact that it is located in an area with deficiencies in basic services.
Meanwhile, what do you think about the existence of rats inside the ISSSTE operating rooms?
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