When renewing medical equipment is necessary: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this paper is to present a remarkable medical equipment-induced adverse event and to suggest ways to prevent similar problems.


METHODS
This paper uses a case study to discuss when it is necessary to renew medical equipment.


RESULTS
The paper finds that repairing medical equipment using inappropriate parts causes severe iatrogenic problems.


CONCLUSIONS
Events like this may be underestimated because well-organized reporting strategies in health care units are inappropriate.


CONCLUSIONS
Defining expiry dates for medical equipment may prevent unsatisfactory repair, especially when original parts are unavailable.


CONCLUSIONS
The paper highlights the fact that simple errors cause severe patient injuries.
Tavakoli
Hassan
H
Tehran University of Medical Science, Surgery Department, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran, Iran. h.tavakoli@irisl.net
Karami
Mohsen
M
Rezai
Jalal
J
Esfandiari
Khalil
K
Khashayar
Patricia
P
D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology*; D004560:Electricity; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007492:Iran; D008029:Lighting / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009873:Operating Rooms; D019982:Organizational Case Studies