Relationship between technology and productivity in sterilization and material centers in Rio Grande do Sul

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https://doi.org/10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v24i1.75351

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Nurses, Sterilization, Hospital departments

Abstract

Objective: to assess the relationship between technological availability and productivity in Material and Sterilization Centers (CMEs, as per its Portuguese acronym), automated or not, in hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Methodology: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted in 43 randomly selected CMEs, located in the state of RS, Brazil. Data were collected through online interviews with managers of CMEs between December 2022 and May 2023. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The CMEs are centralized, with uninterrupted operation and have heterogeneous technological availability, with 22 (51.2%) being characterized as automated. A significant association was found between technological availability (automation) and productivity in the CMEs. A significant association (p<0.05) and a positive correlation (Rho<0.65) were also found between technological availability, hospital size, and surgical output, although institutions were found with high surgical demand and limited technological availability in the cleaning area, indicating a predominantly manual process. Conclusion: A positive relationship was found between productivity and automation of CMEs. The automated ones proved to be more productive than the exclusively manual ones, even when comparing similar hospital sizes. The automation of the cleaning process should be promoted, as it positively reflects on productivity not only in numbers but also in the guarantee of reproducible results.

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Author Biographies

  • Luciano Lemos Doro, Complexo Hospitalar Unimed Serra Gaúcha

    Nurse. Doctoral student in Nursing. Professor at the Pompéia School of Health and Moinhos de Vento College. Caxias do Sul, RS. E-mail:lucianolemosdoro@gmail.com

  • Daniela Silva dos Santos Schneider, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Nurse, PhD in Nursing. Professor of the undergraduate program at the School of Nursing of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS. E-mail: danielassantos@hcpa.edu.br

  • Vivian Lemes Lobo Bittencourt, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai de das Missões

    Nurse, PhD in Science Education. Professor in the Undergraduate Nursing Program at the Integrated Regional University of Alto Uruguai and Missões, Santo Ângelo Campus. Santo Ângelo, RS. E-mail:vivillobo@hotmail.com

  • Jeane Aparecida Gonzalez Bronzatti, Centro Universitário São Camilo

    Nurse, PhD in Health Sciences. Professor of the postgraduate program at São Camilo College. São Paulo, SP. E-mail:gonzatti.edu@uol.com.br

  • João Lucas Campos de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Nurse, PhD in Nursing. Professor of undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Nursing at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, RS. E-mail: jlcoliveira@hcpa.edu.br

  • Kazuko Uchikawa Graziano, Universidade de São Paulo

    Nurse, PhD in Nursing. Senior Professor at the University of São Paulo. São Paulo, SP. E-mail:kugrazia@usp.br

  • Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Nurse, PhD in Nursing. Professor of undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Nursing at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.Porto Alegre, RS. E-mail: amagalhaes@hcpa.edu.br

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2025-09-22

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2025): Publicação contínua

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Relationship between technology and productivity in sterilization and material centers in Rio Grande do Sul. (2025). Ciência, Cuidado E Saúde, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v24i1.75351