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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to prevent and contrast violence on Healthcare Workers (HWs) [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Public Health, 2018
Issue: Violence on HWs is increasing in Italy. In our Trust violence-related working days lost(WDL) and Incident Reports (IR)raised from 134 and 19 in years2015-16 to 342 and16 in 1st semester2017.For this reason,the Risk Management Unit (RMU) launched a FMEA,a proactive tool to identify and reduce risks.
D Celotto   +10 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Applying hierarchical task analysis to medication administration errors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Medication use in hospitals is a complex process and is dependent on the successful interaction of health professionals functioning within different disciplines.
Stanton, Neville A.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Health impact (HI-FMEA) decision support application for hospital health technology management [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Research in Industrial Engineering
The research aims to create an innovative Healthcare Impact Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Hi-FMEA) framework approach that integrates patient safety in identifying and prioritizing critical failure modes in medical equipment and derive appropriate ...
David Mutia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development, test and comparison of two Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis(MCDA) models: A case of healthcare infrastructure location [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
When planning a new development, location decisions have always been a major issue. This paper examines and compares two modelling methods used to inform a healthcare infrastructure location decision. Two Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) models
Bamford, D   +3 more
core   +1 more source

From the Operating Theater to the Pathology Laboratory: Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis of the Biological Samples Transfer [PDF]

open access: yes
Introduction: The frozen section intra-operative consultation is a pathology procedure that provides real-time evaluations of tissue samples during surgery, enabling quick and informed decisions.
Rossana Alloni.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Mitigating the risk of COVID-19 infection in the operating room: Using healthcare failure mode and effect analysis

open access: yesPerioperative Care and Operating Room Management, 2023
The process of caring for patients requiring surgery exposes them to a high risk of COVID-19 infection during the pre-operative, operative, and post-operative phases, as these procedures are known to be modes of transmission for the virus.We conducted this study to prevent the risk of COVID-19 infection by identifying potential failure modes during the
Sara Meziane   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Research and application effect analysis on infection prevention and control quality improvement in central sterile supply department based on HFMEA and SPO methods

open access: yesSterile Supply
ObjectiveThe present study aims to investigate the application efficacy of the Supply-Process-Output (SPO) and Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (HFMEA) methodologies in infection prevention and quality management practices within a central ...
Mengxin Lyu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving patient safety during intrahospital transportation of mechanically ventilated patients with critical illness

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2020
Aim Intrahospital transportation (IHT) of patients under mechanical ventilation (MV) significantly increases the risk of patient harm. A structured process performed by a well-prepared team with adequate communication among team members plays a vital ...
Jih-Shuin Jerng   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using healthcare failure mode and effect analysis as a method of vaginal birth after caesarean section management [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, 2019
AbstractAims and objectivesThis research was conducted to explore the effectiveness of employing the healthcare failure mode and effect analysis method in the management of trial of labour after caesarean, with the aims of increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section rate and reducing potential risks that might cause severe complications ...
Ying Liu   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A Hybrid FMEA-ROC-CoCoSo Approach for Improved Risk Assessment and Reduced Complexity in Failure Mode Prioritization

open access: yesAlgorithms
This paper proposes a novel hybrid model that integrates failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), Rank Order Centroid (ROC), and Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo) to improve risk assessment and prioritization of failure modes.
Vitor Anes, António Abreu
doaj   +1 more source

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