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Case Studies Cont.
(E.g. During the period, a total of 2400 infusion pumps were inspected,
with a monthly mean of 200 ± 5 pumps.) In this period, incorrect flow
rates observed were 2 infusion pumps out of 3 attempts, resulting in a
failure detection rate of 66% tries (2 [fails]/3[trys]).
Disclaimer is
After that, comes the discussion or our notes describing the details
and recommendations for your point of view. (E.g. Accuracy checks may
require measurement over three to four hours as accuracy checks may
require measurement over three to four hours as is performed in our hospital. On the other hand, let us say that four clinical engineers in our hospital are engaged in multiple clinical operations, and any of them cannot
be exclusively committed to inspection duties.‖) Lastly, the conclusion is a
re-statement of everything we talked about or repeating main points in a
short summary to either inform or persuade the target peer audience (fig.
1).
similar to a
waiver of rights
associated to
statement or
assertion being
made to protect
the author
Fig 1. An outline case study.
Disclaimer: The author does not recommend modifying dept. scheduled
frequencies but develop a case study as a good support tool. In fact,
scheduled frequencies should be modified according to your management’s local policies and own computed scheduled maintenance analysis,
etc....
References:
1. Ichiro Suzuki, Accuracy Check for Infusion Pumps Using IDA 4 Plus
[White Paper]. Retrieved from http://support.fluke.com/biomedical/
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