Interaction between maintenance variables of medical ultrasound scanners through multifactor dimensionality reduction.

Journal: Expert review of medical devices
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Proper maintenance of electro-medical devices is crucial for the quality of care to patients and the economic performance of healthcare organizations. This research aims to identify the interaction between Ultrasound scanners (US) maintenance variables as a function of maintenance indicators: US in service or decommissioned, excessive number of failures, and failure rate. Knowing those interactions, specific maintenance measures will be developed to improve the reliability of the US.

Authors

  • Alejandro Prieto-Fernández
    Engineering Projects Area, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
  • Gonzalo Sánchez-Barroso
    Engineering Projects Area, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
  • Jaime González-Domínguez
    Engineering Projects Area, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
  • Justo García-Sanz-Calcedo
    Engineering Projects Area, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.