A Modified Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance [PDF]
Advances in Radiation OncologyPurpose: Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a proactive method for evaluating failure modes and the consequences of those failures. In radiation therapy, a risk-based approach such as this can be used to inform and drive the quality assurance ...
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Pairwise comparison based failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) [PDF]
MethodsX, 2020 The proposed method supports the determination of severity (S), occurrence (O), and detection (D) indices of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Previously evaluated and previously not studied risks are compared in pairwise comparison.
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Application of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to improve medication safety in the dispensing process – a study at a teaching hospital, Sri Lanka [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a prospective, team based, structured process used to identify system failures of high risk processes before they occur.
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Failure mode and effects analysis of skin electronic brachytherapy using Esteya® unit [PDF]
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2016 Purpose: Esteya® (Nucletron, an Elekta company, Elekta AB, Stockholm, Sweden) is an electronic brachytherapy device used for skin cancer lesion treatment.
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Failure mode and effects analysis applied to central venous catheter placement [PDF]
BMJ Open QualityDespite diligent efforts, complications continue to occur during the placement of central venous catheters (CVCs). Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis has been promoted as a process improvement tool and this review describes the strategic ...
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Failure mode and effects analysis drastically reduced potential risks in clinical trial conduct [PDF]
Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2017 Howard Lee,1,2,* Heechan Lee,1,2,* Jungmi Baik,3 Hyunjung Kim,3 Rachel Kim4 1Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, 2Department of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of ...
Lee H, Lee H, Baik J, Kim HJ, Kim R
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Process mapping with failure mode and effects analysis to identify determinants of implementation in healthcare settings: a guide [PDF]
Implementation Science CommunicationsBackground Generating and analyzing process maps can help identify and prioritize barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practices in healthcare settings.
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Failure mode and effects analysis outputs: are they valid? [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2012 Background Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a prospective risk assessment tool that has been widely used within the aerospace and automotive industries and has been utilised within healthcare since the early 1990s. The aim of this study was to
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Using the failure mode and effects analysis model to improve parathyroid hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone testing [PDF]
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2016 Racheli Magnezi,1 Asaf Hemi,1 Rina Hemi2 1Department of Management, Public Health and Health Systems Management Program, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 2Endocrine Service Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Background: Risk management in health
Magnezi R, Hemi A, Hemi R
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Failure mode and effects analysis-based strategies for controlling multidrug-resistant organism infections in cancer patients [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn the context of advancing medical procedures, postoperative infections in cancer patients, particularly those involving multidrug-resistant organisms, have become a significant clinical concern.
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