Evaluation of the Surface Contamination by Cytotoxic Agents of a Chemotherapy Reconstitution Unit: From Analysing Work Practices to Preventive and Corrective Actions

Abstract

The staff handling the cytotoxics are exposed to contamination as an occupational hazard. The unit of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (C.H.U) of Saint Pierre is ISO9001 certified. In a constant effort to improve the quality of our work, samples of the work surface were collected and allowed us, in a first step, to evaluate the contamination in a CRU in Reunion Island. As a result, corrective and preventive actions were implemented in the work routines.

Keywords

• 5-fu
• chemotherapy reconstitution unit
• hospital
• work practices
• corrective actions
• cytotoxic contamination
• occupational exposure
• iso9001