Optimizing Sterilization Packaging through Root Cause Analysis: An Exploration into Sealing Defects of Paper-Plastic Pouches

25 July 2023 : Clinical Research

Sixin Jiang^12ABCE, Liangying Yi^12ABCE*, Yanhua Chen^32E, Ruixue Hu^32E

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940342

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940342

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Table 2 Root cause analysis scores before and after root cause analysis implementation.

Period	Lack of a standard operating procedure for inspection of plastic sealings	The packing table was small	Missed inspections by the inspector	Insufficient light through the pass-through window between the storage and distribution rooms	Insufficient training	Incorrect distribution procedures
Before RCA implementation	21.37±2.84	19 (18, 20.5)	21.64±2.73	19.73±1.79	20.90±1.97	20.54±1.80
After RCA implementation	3.28±1.10	3 (2, 3)	2.27±1.01	2.27±0.65	2.55±1.04	2.18±1.08
Statistical value	19.7	−4.025	22.01	30.36	27.34	28.74
	0.002	<0.001	<0.001	0.032	0.007	0.074
RCA – root cause analysis.

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