Reducing Maintenance and Repair Costs in an Interventional Pulmonology Program

Lunn, William; Garland, Robert; Gryniuk, Lorraine; Smith, Laureen M.; Feller‐Kopman, David; Ernst, Armin

doi:10.1016/s0012-3692(15)34492-5

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“…Previous studies have determined only repair costs and maintenance costs incurred with the use of reusable scopes [9][10][11][12]. The repairs-to-procedures ratio has been as low as 1:142 [9] to as high as 1:39 [10].…”

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of flexible optical scopes for tracheal intubation: a descriptive comparative study of reusable and single-use scopes

Gupta

Wang

2011

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

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“…The repairs-to-procedures ratio has been as low as 1:142 [9] to as high as 1:39 [10]. After implementation of the interventional methods while performing bronchoscopy [11], the repairs-to-procedures ratio changed insignificantly from 1:42 (= 0.024) to 1:36 (= 0.027).…”

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of flexible optical scopes for tracheal intubation: a descriptive comparative study of reusable and single-use scopes

Gupta

Wang

2011

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

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“…Simulators allow trainees to advance at their own rate and training can be tailored to specific tasks and procedures [17,84]. Simulation may have a role in identifying deficiencies in practitioners and contributing to their retraining [85].…”

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Education in airway management

et al. 2011

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SummaryIn airway management, poor judgment, education and training are leading causes of patient morbidity and mortality. The traditional model of medical education, which relies on experiential learning in the clinical environment, is inconsistent and often inadequate. Curriculum change is underway in many medical organisations in an effort to correct these problems, and airway management is likely to be explicitly addressed as a clinical fundamental within any new anaesthetic curriculum. Competency‐based medical education with regular assessment of clinical ability is likely to be introduced for all anaesthetists engaged in airway management. Essential clinical competencies need to be defined and improvements in training techniques can be expected based on medical education research. Practitioners need to understand their equipment and diversify their airway skills to cope with a variety of clinical presentations. Expertise stems from deliberate practice and a desire constantly to improve performance with a career‐long commitment to education.

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“…14,15 Service contracts will cover the high cost of equipment repair, and one should be aware of cost differences dependent on site of practice, flexibility of ancillary personnel needs for technical assistance, pre-and post-procedure management, follow up, correspondence and outpatient activity.…”

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Development and organization of an interventional pulmonology department

Colt

2010

Respirology

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Development and organization of an interventional pulmonology department requires careful consideration of many elements, including personnel, equipment, logistics, procedures performed, practice management, institutional vision and biases, practice setting, continued medical education, risk management, communication and fiscal responsibility. In this paper, a patient-centric approach is used to begin addressing these issues and present the strengths, weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages of an interventional pulmonology department.

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Reducing Maintenance and Repair Costs in an Interventional Pulmonology Program

Cited by 20 publications

References 12 publications

Cost-effectiveness analysis of flexible optical scopes for tracheal intubation: a descriptive comparative study of reusable and single-use scopes

Cost-effectiveness analysis of flexible optical scopes for tracheal intubation: a descriptive comparative study of reusable and single-use scopes

Education in airway management

Development and organization of an interventional pulmonology department

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