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Quality indicators for the processing of health products: A mixed-methods study [PDF]

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Objective: to analyze the use of quality assessment indicators and their implementation to improve quality in the processing of health products. Method: a mixed-methods study with a multiple case approach using Structure, Process and Results indicators
Daniela Pontes, Denize Bouttelet Munari, Dayane de Melo Costa, Priscilla Perez da Silva Pereira, Elyana Teixeira Sousa, Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple   +5 more
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Contributing factors to personal protective equipment shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic

Preventive Medicine, 2020
This study investigates the forces that contributed to severe shortages in personal protective equipment in the US during the COVID-19 crisis. Problems from a dysfunctional costing model in hospital operating systems were magnified by a very large demand
Jennifer Cohen, Y. Rodgers
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Establishing a national indicator-based surveillance system for hospital bed utilization by COVID-19 patients in the Philippines

Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR, 2023
In March 2020, the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) designed and rapidly implemented a national surveillance system for the utilization of hospital beds by patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to produce complete and timely data for use by ...
Bienvenido S Cabaro, Gabrielle Ann T Dela Paz, Jeffrey B Dotingco, Bernadette Joy Q Almirol, Gabriel R. Borlongan, Reena Ophelia D Cebreros, Patrick B Diangco, Kenneth Pierre B Quijalvo, J. Tan, Ramon Rafael D Tonato   +9 more
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An approach to prioritization of medical devices in low-income countries : an example based on the Republic of South Sudan [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Efficient and evidence-based medical device and equipment prioritization is of particular importance in low-income countries due to constraints in financing capacity, physical infrastructure and human resource capabilities. Methods: This
Cummins, C., Cummins, C, Manaseki-Holland, Semira, Bion, Victoria, Cummins, Carole, Lilford, P, Lilford, Richard J, Diaconu, Karin D, Lilford, R, Cummins, Carole; id_orcid, Chilton, P, Manaseki-Holland, S., Biob, V., Chilton, Peter J, Chilton, P., Lilford, Richard, Burn, Samantha L, Diaconu, Karin D., Manaseki-Holland, S, Burn, S, Burn, S., Chilton, Peter J., Lilford, P., Diaconu, Karin, Lilford, R., Burn, Samantha L., Biob, V, Lilford, Peter   +27 more
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Safety-Stock: Predicting the demand for supplies in Brazilian hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022
Many challenges lie ahead when dealing with COVID-19, not only related to the acceleration of the pandemic, but also to the prediction of personal protective equipment sets consumption to accommodate the explosive demand.
O. G. Junior, D. Nascimento, C. Russo, Marcos Jardel Henriques, Caio Paziani Tomazella, M. Santos, Denis Neves, Diego Assad, Rafaela Guerra, Evelyn Keise Bertazo, J. Cuminato, Francisco Louzada   +11 more
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Essentials for emergency care: Lessons from an inventory assessment of an emergency centre in Sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published lists of essential equipment and supplies for delivering emergency care in resource-limited settings. The objective of this study was to assess material resources available for adult emergency care at a ...
Kofi Marfo Osei, Baker Hamilton, Felicia Birch Freeman, Nii Nunoo, Susan B. Torrey, Sari Soghoian   +5 more
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Optimizing the trauma resuscitation bay during the covid-19 pandemic

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2020
The covid-19 global pandemic due to the SARS-CoV2 (CoV2) virus has created the need to adapt hospital workspaces and staffing models, and trauma is no exception. While the optimal configuration of a trauma resuscitation area is debatable, the space needs
Stephanie Bonne, David Hugh Livingston, Catherin Morello, Adam Fox   +3 more
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SG-APSIC1110: Project quality development of zero stock

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Objectives: Many medical devices and equipment have been reserved in hospital wards and outpatient departments. Among these items, >80% are not often used but are being reserved for emergency situations.
Tussanee Nimnaparoj
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Emergency management of nursing human resources and supplies to respond to coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic

International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2020
Objective: To introduce the emergency management of nursing human resources and supplies of a large general hospital when facing the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19).
Yu Liu, Hui Wang, Junhua Chen, Xiaoyun Zhang, Xiao Yue, Jian Ke, Binghua Wang, Chaohua Peng   +7 more
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Emergency preparedness capacity of a university hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background: The health and safety of people are often endangered during emergencies and disasters. Efficient emergency management systems ensure that mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery actions exist to preserve the health, safety, and ...
Estella Antoinette Boateng-Osei, Isaac Osei, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Bernice Agyeman Pambour, Rejoice Wireko-Gyebi, Portia Okyere, Alberta Yemotsoo Lomotey   +6 more
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