Case Cart Systems

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Objectives

At the end of this program, participants will be able to…

•create an OR and SPD committee to address case cart concerns

• write a plan for implementation of a case cart system

•collect data outlining your facilities specific needs as well as site visits to other facilities with a system already in place

• outline traffic patterns for this new system

• selection of proper case carts designs

Write a Plan

Collect data

Define the Benefits

Define The Implementation Process

How To Get The Most Out of Your Case Cart System

Establish A Joint CS and OR

“Case Cart Committee”

Take MinutesProvide InputGet Involved

Writing A Plan

Keep it simple:

• Include the OR in the planning process

• Determine the when (time frame)

• Write down what you want to do

•Write down why you want to implement a Case Cart system

• Write down how you want to accomplish the task

Collecting Data

• Create a bench-marking tool

• View other facilities that have case carts (CS and OR)

• Inventory current instrument and tray inventories

• Inventory Operating Room supplies

Collecting Data (continued)

• Determine the number of surgical procedures a week, month and per year,

• Define your service areas: OR, Ambulatory Surgery, Endoscopy, OBS, or off-site locations

• Establish distribution polices & procedures

Site Visited:

Number of Hospital Beds:

Number of Patient days:

Specialty Services:

Numbers and types of sterilizers:

(ask, do they have enough?)

Steam

ETO

STERRAD

STERIS System I

Number of Case Carts:

Regular carts:

Specialty:

Stand-by carts (in OR / CS):

Number of cases per day, week, & year:

Per day

Per week

Per year

 

Number of FTE’s (Full time employees):

(ask do they have enough?)

How many shifts:

Supervisors:

Lead Technicians:

Technicians

Service Areas:

OR

Ambulatory Surgery

Endoscopy

OBS

ER

Nursing Service

ICU / SCU

RT

OT

Other (Do you manage Portable Biomedical Equipment?)

Benchmarking Tool

Defining the Benefits What will you get?

• Rapid turn-a-round time = $$$ (Operating Room Time)

• Improved Primary care for the Patient!

• Reduces Mechanical Nursing

• Inventory reduction – OR

• Product control

• Monitor returns

• Improving Infection Control

• Constant update of Surgeons Preference Cards

The Implementation Process

• Make sure you have measured your space.

• Define the cart route.

• Establish dedicated elevator/slide use.

• Establish communication devices between clean area in CS/SPD and clean area in OR and soiled area etc.

• Determine numbers and sizes of case carts based on service areas in the OR, i.e., Open Heart, Ortho Minor, Ortho Major, General Surgery or Minor Surgery, or GYN.

The Implementation Process

• Determine how many “Stand-By” emergency carts you will need. These will not be used everyday.

•Establish your inventory for the case carts. Initially there may be some duplication of products, this is normal, until the Operating Room’s confidence level is assured.

• Move instrument inventories to CS/SPD.

• Several weeks prior to the implementation, rotate OR Surgical Techs through CS/SPD to work with staff on assembling of the OR trays.

• Make sure you have tray listings complete and accurate.

Instrument Count Sheets

Should accompany every tray however, they should not be placed inside wrapped trays or rigid containers. - 2009 AORN

The Implementation Process

• Design what a complete case cart looks like.

• Establish locations for every item that is placed on the case cart. No surprises for the OR will earn you their respect.

• Have policies and procedures written in advance on the OR’s responsibilities in care and handling of instruments and basins.

• Develop a Case Cart Surgical Procedure form. A form used to communicate between the person who assembled the cart and the person that is utilizing the cart in the OR.

Case Cart Surgical Procedure Form

General Hospital Case Cart Tracking Form

Date: 2/6/2009 Block/Room: 2 Case: 3 Time:

Doctor: Dr. Socola DOW: Procedure: Lap Chole? Bunionectomy

Preference Card Available?: Y / N If No Use:

Special Instructions: Dr. Moore will do Bunionectomy

Instrument Extras: Add Ortho Extras

Name of Person who assembled Cart: Chuck

CS Add these Supplies:

OR Add these supplies:

OR Feed Back: Cart Complete , Good Job!!!

Attach to Each Case Cart

11:00 AM

Use the Form to Communicate Information between Departments:

For OR:

• OR add aneurysm tray• Needs 2 packages of hemostats

For CS:

•Cart missing Basic Lap Pack Case Cart slips should be routed to CS/SPD Supervisor/Manager

The KEY To Success Is

Commitment

Good Communication

These Are Your Customers

System Design Considerations

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Functional Work Areas of A Sterile Processing Department

E qu ipm e n t S to ra ge D is tribu tio n

S te rile S to ra ge

C a s e C a rt S e t-up

C a rt & E qu ipm e nt H o ld ing

S te ril iza tio n

P a c k a g ing L ine n

I ns trum e n t S to ra ge & A s s e m b ly

De c o n ta m ina tio n

S o ile d R e c e iving

C a rt W a s h ing

C le a n -up

Work Flow Pattern

Decontamination

Washer / Decontaminators

Pass-Thru Window

Decontamination

Cart Washer

Air

Enzymatic solutions, forced air & siphon

Air

EnzymaticSolution

Brushes

Soiled Case Cart

Bagged

Trash

Water Soak

Simplified Decontamination Area

Package, Preparation, & Sterilization

Lockers

Access to Bulk Stores

S

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R

T

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S

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Sterile Storage/Clean Hold

Sterile Storage

Sterile Storage

Sterile Storage

Case Cart Holding

Simplified Case Cart System

More Complex System

Case Cart Designs

Open Cart System Closed Cart System

Design considerations:

• Is cart easy to load and unload?

• Do the doors stay open during loading & unloading?

• Is the cart the right height and width? It has to fit through all doors.

• Is the handle well positioned?

• Do the carts move easily when fully loaded?

Case Cart Design

Construction considerations:

• Locks and door handles should be flush to prevent doors from opening unexpectedly or catching on doorframes

• Stainless steel shelf edges should be smooth to prevent injury to people and product

• Make sure there are no metal barbs and that the welds are smooth on the inside and outside of the carts (Both open wire and closed carts)

Case Cart Design

Other Considerations:

• Cart should be constructed of all stainless steel or plastic components

• Select a style with drawers to contain small items

• Know the terms of your warranty, carts wear rapidly if not maintained

• Make sure there are at least two breaking wheels

Case Cart Design

Open Multi -Tier Cart

Large Orthopedic Cases

Laparoscopy Cart or Special Procedures cart

Low Open Case Cart available with sides and back

Medium Upright Closed Cart

Don’t get them so large, no one can move them..

CART TIPS

Plan For Regular Preventative Maintenance

Inventory Replacement Parts:

• Extra wheels

• Bumper guards

• Shelving clamps

• Doors

• Clean & Oil Wheels Regularly

Consider An Automated Cart Washer

We are obligated by the nature of our business and common sense to make the Case Cart Process & System as predictable as possible.

• Take the guess work out product locations.

• Take the guess work out of product descriptions.

• Start picking your cases a day in advance.

• Make each shift responsible for double and triple checking.

• All first and second cases must be complete by start time.

The Complete Case Cart

Standardize Your Product Locations

• Put solutions on the bottom shelf in case of spillage.

• Place basins and larger like items on the bottom shelf.

•Place heavy trays, regular trays and containers on the middle or waist high shelf to reduce bending and lifting. (Reduces dragging also)

•Provide plastic washable bins for placement of small sterile items. Place the bin on the top shelf so you can see the contents.

•Place linens and surgical packs on the top shelf to facilitate checking and viewing of products.

Solutions

Basins

Trays

Bin forSmall items

Packs/DrapesLinens

Automate Your System

• Computerized Supply Acquisition

• Computerized Materials Handling

• Computerized Case Cart System

• Surgical Supply System

• Equipment Management

Tracking Your Instruments

Computerized Case Cart Systems…

Combine trays, kits, sets, equipment, pharmaceuticals, reusables and stock inventory into a single procedure case cart.

•The computerized system generates the necessary pick lists for each stocking area

• Records documentation for each cart and provides a case-completion function for charging patients for products used and returning unused items to inventory.

Case carts control the over-supplying of multiple procedure cases using predetermined preference card settings that identify which supplies are needed on a procedure-by-procedure basis, and which supplies are needed on a case basis.

These procedures are also Physician specific. This avoids over supplying redundant items, such as sterile drapes, during multiple procedure cases.

Case Carts…

Computerized systems help ensure: efficient scheduling of valuable, critical hospital equipment by providing conflict reports, which can include any needed clean-up/sterilization time. For equipment that is needed at multiple facilities, a system provides the ability to share the equipment, check conflicts across facilities, and account for transportation time.

Equipment Conflicts

Tray & Equipment Locator

Maintains the locations of all of your trays in…

REAL TIME!REAL TIME!By utilizing Bar Code labels & scanners, you can locate and communicate the location of most all your trays and equipment immediately.

Productivity Measurement Tool

Surgeon’s Preference Cards

Requisitions and Pick Lists

Surgeon's Preference CardSurgeon's Preference Card

Service:         Plastic Surgery     Orthopedic Surgery     General Surgery

Surgeon: ______________________________________________________________

Glove Size: ____________________________________________________________

Procedure(s): __________________________________________________________

Position: ______________________________________________________________

Prep: _________________________________________________________________

Supplies: ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Instruments: ___________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Suture: (include needle sizes) _____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Medications/Irrigations: ___________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Dressings: _____________________________________________________________

Equipment: ____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Special Preference(s): ____________________________________________________

The Surgery preference card function makes it easy to:

•create generic and physician-specific cards for all types of procedures.

•promote standardization across physicians and across multiple facilities

Lost Preference Cards

CASE CART REQUISITION Patient:______________________

Procedure Date: 02/02/2002 Surgeon: LAZIO, HAWKEYE Procedure Date: 02/02/2002 Case #: 2435352nd Surgeon: Start Time: 0800 Room: 25Patient: SMITH, JOHN Radio Station: WLUV Gloves: 8 regMR #: 45367 Room Temp: 68FDate of Birth: 10/05/50 Age: 39 Sex: MPROCEDURE(S): INSERTION PACEMAKER TRANSVENOUS; Location: Comments:

From Card: Hospital Pacemaker Implant PREP: Betadine Sol. Comments: Preps before scrubbing POSITION: Supine Comments: DRAPES: Drape Sheet, Towels X 4 INSTRUCTIONS: MEDICATIONS

0.5% Lidocaine plain in 10cc syringe with 25ga 1 ½” needle1 ea NACL 1000ccCOMMENTS:Have image availableCrash Cart in roomno Bovie or suction (have available in room)Does not like 4X8s, likes lap spongesHe will prep, inject, then scrubSuture on pacemaker cart18 ga Spinal Needle BD # 405184 Pink tip X 2)CORDIS AVANTI #504-60

**5FR FEM-ARTERIAL LINE INTRODUCER (available) 

*********************FOR RE-DOS ADD CULTURE TUBE***************************

ADDITIONAL NEEDS: DESCRIPTI ON INITIALS DESCRIPTION INITIALS:______________________ _________ ________________________ _______________________________ _________ ________________________ _______________________________ _________ ________________________ _________

PICKED LOC CODE CDM REF # ITEM QTY HLD QTY COSTDrape

CSD011 64738200 L32374 BASIC PACK SET-UP CSD011 8746598N 6615 DRAPE C-ARM

What Does The Future Hold?

Case Cart Locators – Tiny micro chips that indicate every case cart location within a facility.

Instrument Tray Locators – Tiny heat resistant micro chips that indicate the location of trays no matter where they are, all in real time.

When picking supplies for a surgical procedure, once the surgeon’s preference card is selected, tiny green lights indicate which products to select off the shelf.

When products are removed from the shelf, scanners automatically relieve inventory, reorder, and charge the specific patient.

Optical lithograph printers print package and tray contents by passing through a conveyor.

THANK YOU!!

SPSmedical Supply Corp.

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Case Cart Systems

Purchasing AAMI Standards

If your organization is not a member of AAMI, you may purchase the Standards directly from SPSmedical at our member discount. The member discount saves you 40-50% depending on the document.

For example:

ORDER CODE: AAMI ST:79List Price: $220 Member Price: $110

References & Resources

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation 1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 220, Arlington, VA 22201-4795703-525-4890 Fax: 703-276-0793 www.aami.org

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses 2170 South Parker Road, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80231-5711800-755-2676 www.aorn.org

Canadian Standards Association5060 Spectrum Way Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5N6 CANADA800-463-6727 Fax: (416) 747-2510 www.csa.ca

Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution2 Industrial Park, Suite 3 Alpha, NJ 08865 908-454-9555 www.sterileprocessing.org

International Assoc. of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management 213 W. Institute Place, Suite 307 Chicago, IL 60610312-440-0078 Fax: 312-440-9474 www.iahcsmm.org