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Effect of deploying biomedical equipment technician on the functionality of medical equipment in the government hospitals of rural Nepal [PDF]

Human Resources for Health, 2022
Background Medical equipment plays a crucial role in the provision of quality healthcare services, despite this more than 50% of equipment in developing countries are non-functioning due to a lack of appropriate human resources to maintain.
Rita Thapa, Alison Yih, Ashish Chauhan, Salomi Poudel, Sagar Singh, Suresh Shrestha, Suresh Tamang, Rishav Shrestha, Ruma Rajbhandari   +8 more
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Toward Predictive Maintenance of Biomedical Equipment in Moroccan Public Hospitals: A Data-Driven Structuring Approach [PDF]

Applied Sciences
Predictive maintenance (PdM) of biomedical equipment is increasingly recognized as a strategic lever to enhance reliability and ensure continuity of care.
Jihanne Moufid, Rim Koulali, Khalid Moussaid, Noreddine Abghour   +3 more
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Impact of Internal Validation Protocols on Predictive Maintenance Performance in Biomedical Equipment

Technologies
Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a strategic enabler of healthcare digitalization, yet its deployment remains constrained by methodological weaknesses in model evaluation.
Jihanne Moufid, Rim Koulali, Khalid Moussaid, Noreddine Abghour   +3 more
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Virtual Instrumentation in Biomedical Equipment

International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 2013
Nowadays, the assessment of body composition by estimating the percentage of body fat has a great impact in many fields such as nutrition, health, sports, chronic diseases and others. The main purpose for this work is the development of a virtual instrument that permits more effective assessment of body fat, automatic data processing, recording ...
Tiago Faustino Andrade, Manuel Rodrigues Quintas, Carlos Moreira Silva, Maria Teresa Restivo, Maria Fátima Chouzal, Teresa Freitas Amaral   +5 more
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Malaysia’s primary healthcare public‒private partnership venture: the Medical Equipment Enhancement Tenure (MEET) initiative [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Primary healthcare (PHC) is often the first point of contact for patients in the healthcare system. Well-maintained medical equipment is essential to ensure the smooth operation of PHC centres.
Mohammad Zahid Zamaludin, Sri Devi Sukumaran, Saiful Nizam Mohammad, Mohamad Shahir Mohamad Hasan, Noraziani Khamis, Chan Huan Keat   +5 more
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A robotic arm for safe and accurate control of biomedical equipment during COVID-19 [PDF]

Health Technol (Berl), 2023
Ernesto Iadanza, Giammarco Pasqua, Davide Piaggio, Corrado Caputo, Monica Gherardelli, Leandro Pecchia   +5 more
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Characterization of the maintenance management of biomedical equipment in emergency services in clinics and hospitals in Medellin period 2008-2009

Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2013
Maintenance management is a tool that supports Biomedical Engineering staff in the development, control and direction of maintenance programs for medical equipment.
William Orozco Murillo, Fabián Cortés Mancera   +1 more
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Flexible and Deployable Colon Support Structure for Endoluminal Interventions

IEEE Access, 2021
When performing endoluminal surgery inside the colon using a flexible endoscopic robot, there is a problem of losing visualization and task space due to the collapsing of the surrounding wall.
Muneaki Miyasaka, Jiajun Liu, Lin Cao, Wenjie Lai, Xiaoguo Li, Anthony Meng Huat Tiong, Cheng Le Gerald Lim, Banjamin Wei Jian Quek, Hung Leng Kaan, Dmitrii Dolgunov, Khek Yu Ho, Soo Jay Phee   +11 more
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A Multi-Donor Ex Vivo Platelet Activation and Growth Factor Release Study Using Electric Pulses With Durations Up to 100 Microseconds

IEEE Access, 2021
In vitro platelet activation is established in various clinical settings for wound healing and tissue regeneration. After separating platelet rich plasma (PRP) from whole blood, a biochemical activator, typically bovine thrombin (BT), is applied to ...
Bogdan Neculaes, Allen L. Garner, Steve Klopman, Christine A. Morton, Andrew S. Torres   +4 more
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Prioritisation Assessment and Robust Predictive System for Medical Equipment: A Comprehensive Strategic Maintenance Management

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
The advancement of technology in medical equipment has significantly improved healthcare services. However, failures in upkeeping reliability, availability, and safety affect the healthcare services quality and significant impact can be observed in ...
Aizat Hilmi Zamzam, Aizat Hilmi Zamzam, Ayman Khallel Ibrahim Al-Ani, Ahmad Khairi Abdul Wahab, Khin Wee Lai, Suresh Chandra Satapathy, Azira Khalil, Muhammad Mokhzaini Azizan, Khairunnisa Hasikin   +8 more
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