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Interrupción de la cadena de frío vacunal en un centro de atención primaria y su valoración económica

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 27; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.enfcli.2016.07.012

1579-2013

Israel Larena Fernández, Marta Vara Callau, Guillermo Peña, Esther Atance Melendo, Blanca Gay Gasanz, María Jesús Blasco Pérez-Aramendía,

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Cold chain control is one of the most important facts to ensure the effectiveness of vaccines links, which requires specific material and human resources for management. The principal objective is to evaluate the interruptions in cold chain of the last 6 years and the possible cost savings that would result in further improvements.A retrospective and descriptive study based on a review of all cold chain interruptions during the last 6 years, at Valdefierro Primary Health Center.We had 5 interruptions, the maximum temperature reached was 23.1±3.4°C and the longest interruption lasted 25.2±20.7hours. 1611 vaccines were affected and 165 discarded. Total economic loss was 2.098,10 € and 33.611,64 € were savings. The electrical failure was the disruption cause in 5 cases.Equipment and staff are essential. The center did some corrective actions, such as minimizing refrigerator time control, minimum stock control, considering population changes, and the center has requested a electrical supply system.