Articles Vol. 67 No. 1 15/01/2026

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MOBILE INSTRUMENT PREPERATION BOXES IN CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS AT VINMEC TIMES CITY INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

Vu Duy Cat1,2, Tran Thi Nhinh3,4, Ta Chi Hung3,4, Nguyen Thi Dung3,4
1 Nursing Department, Vimec Times City International General Hospital
2 Phòng Điều dưỡng, Bệnh viện Đa khoa Quốc tế Vimec Times City
3 Cardiovascular Center, Vimec Times City International General Hospital
4 Trung tâm Tim mạch, Bệnh viện Đa khoa Quốc tế Vimec Times City
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v67i1.4179
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Keywords
Mobile instrument preparation box, cardiovascular printing, results.
Abstract

Objectives: To describe the results of the work using a portable box for the preparation of printed instruments outside the printed box.

Method: Retrospective study comparing the conventional group with the group using a standard portable box. The analysis was performed in three time periods: phase 1 (I quarter of 2022 and I quarter of 2023) with 45 cases of need; phase 2 (IV quarter of 2022 and IV quarter of 2023) with 75 cases; phase 3 (I quarter of 2023 and I quarter of 2024) with 20 cases randomly selected from 60 cases (k = 3). The time can be recorded by a timer, counting from the start of the pulse to the end of the procedure, in seconds, then converted to the hour:minute:second format.

Results: The average intervention time by year is as follows: 2022 is 01:49:34/case, 2023 is 01:28:53/case. The average time of IV quarter of 2022 is 01:32:59/case, IV quarter of 2023 is 01:22:18/case, I quarter of 2023 is 01:53:38/case, and I quarter of 2024 is 01:35:11/case. A total of 140 cases were compared between the two groups. Using the mobile box reduced the average time by 20 minutes and 0.6 seconds/case, equivalent to a total of 2800 minutes or 46.7 hours, equivalent to nearly 6 working days.

Conclusion: Using the mobile box helps to optimize the time for instrument preparation and significantly shorten the time for vascular intervention, bringing about clear practical effects.

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