The largest hospital in Wales is using ProReveal in-situProtein Testing to optimise the decontamination process for neurosurgical instruments. By reviewing and making changes to its decontamination process, the hospital has been able to reduce its residual proteins from 3µg to 400ng in six months.
University Hospital of Wales (UHW) is a major 1000-bed hospital in Cardiff, Wales. The hospital is the largest hospital in Wales and the third largest University Hospital in the UK and is operated by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
The hospital is using ProReveal to detect proteins on surgical instruments and for routine monitoring and process improvement of surgical instrument decontamination protocols. This will help prevent inadvertent exposure to prion infections associated with conditions such as vCJD (Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease).
Available from Synoptics Health, a manufacturer of innovative digital imaging systems for healthcare applications, the HSDU Department at UHW is using the in-situ fluorescence detection system daily to precisely quantify how much protein remains on reprocessed surgical instruments and is the first in Wales to adopt the technology.
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