International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) Volume: 09 Issue: 05 | May 2022
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FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS (FMEA) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ICU, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN ONE OF THE LEADING HOSPITALS IN COIMBATORE U.Suji1,, Preveen chander2 1Assistant 2
Professor, Department of Hospital Administration, Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College Student, Department of Hospital Administration, Dr.N.G.P Arts and Science College
-----------------------------------------------------------------***------------------------------------------------------------------1.1. FMEA (failure mode and effect analysis) Abstract- Intensive care unit and emergency department within the hospital sector are considered as the vital part, that aids in patient care with advanced life support. The bio-medical department is considered a nonclinical department that aids in patient care. The biomedical department is responsible for the proper supply of medical devices throughout the hospital without any errors. Any errors from these three departments can cause life-threatening issues to patients. FMEA (failure mode and effect analysis) considered as an effective method for identifying potential threats in the process or design, allowing hospital to take measure to overcome failure. This paper helps to identify failure occurring within the ICU by reducing the problems from radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, store and dietary department. FMEA helps to reduce the risk priority number (RPN) while shifting the patient from emergency department to cath lab with 20 minutes of patient arrival. The FMEA in bio-medical engineering department focuses to reduce the RPN by reducing the error in issuing the job order to the staffs.
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is an organized method to discover potential causes and failures that may occur with the design or process. Failure modes signify in which a process can fail and effects signify failures that can lead to waste, defects, or harmful outcomes for the customer/patients. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis is designed to recognize, prioritize and set a perimeter to those failure modes. To improve the process or design, the following steps are necessary,
The 10 Steps in FMEA:
Keyword: Failure mode and effect analysis, FMEA, Intensive care unit, Emergency department, Biomedical engineering department, Hospital.
1. INTRODUCTION Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is an efficient and practical method used for evaluating a process or design to identify potential failure that could occur in the current process or newly developed one. This helps the hospital to make changes to prevent any confusion and havoc. The current and upcoming problems in ICU, ER, Bio-medical engineering departments can be identified and solved by applying FMEA and making few recommendations. The FMEA team includes Bio-medical engineering manager, Quality Co-ordinator, ICU and emergency Doctors and nurses etc.,
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STEP 1 & 2: Assess the process/Design and brainstorm for possible failures.
STEP 3: List potential effects to each failure mode.
STEP 4, 5 &6: Assign a severity (SEV), occurrence (OCC), detection (DET) rating for each failure mode.
STEP 7: Estimate the risk priority number (RPN).
STEP 8: Develop an action plan for each failure and take necessary action.
STEP 10: Re-evaluate each failure mode using RPN.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.
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To study process within Intensive care unit, emergency department and bio-medical engineering department.
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