{"id":5341,"date":"2019-04-30T12:15:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/?p=5341"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:06:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T13:06:56","slug":"risk-based-maintenance-of-medical-devices-for-use-with-humans-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2019\/04\/30\/risk-based-maintenance-of-medical-devices-for-use-with-humans-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk-Based Maintenance of Medical Devices for use with Humans (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Type of publication:<\/strong><br \/>\nDissertation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author(s):<\/strong><br \/>\n*Nigel Watkinson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity of Derby<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br \/>\nMedical devices continue to increase in quantity and complexity, and as they have a direct correlation with\u00a0human health and safety their correct use and operation is paramount. This includes effective maintenance\u00a0to retain serviceability and extend service life. Hospital Clinical Engineering departments are responsible for\u00a0developing and operating Equipment Management Programs to ensure the safety and reliability of devices\u00a0whilst optimising lifecycle costs for the organisation. Maintenance of engineering assets traditionally\u00a0involves following manufacturers predetermined servicing activity at fixed intervals; however, alternative\u00a0approaches have been employed in many engineering industries to optimise maintenance management\u00a0resources with reduced risk. Risk-based maintenance (RBM) strategies being the most recent development\u00a0are evaluated in this paper to consider their appropriateness with medical devices in UK hospitals.\u00a0A mixed methods approach is used for the research study with a literature review of RBM in engineering\u00a0industries, analysis of a survey of 74 UK medical engineering professionals and equipment service data<br \/>\nfrom local organisation. The current and future position of RBM is discussed including development of RBM\u00a0methodology to be employed with medical devices in UK hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>The study identifies strong endorsement of RBM principles by medical engineering professionals, including\u00a0widespread employment of RBM, yet with no standardisation. Opposition to RBM is also encountered in\u00a0favour of traditional approaches with variations in attitude to risk. Recommendations include collaboration\u00a0of UK professionals for further research and development of medical device specific RBM with\u00a0standardisation of methodology and approach with engagement of healthcare regulatory authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of publication: Dissertation Author(s): *Nigel Watkinson Citation: University of Derby Abstract: Medical devices continue to increase in quantity and complexity, and as they have a direct correlation with\u00a0human health and safety their correct use and operation is paramount. This<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2019\/04\/30\/risk-based-maintenance-of-medical-devices-for-use-with-humans-2018\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Risk-Based Maintenance of Medical Devices for use with Humans (2018)<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[768,838],"class_list":["post-5341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-staff-publication","tag-768","tag-medical-devices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5341"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5409,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5341\/revisions\/5409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}