Medical devices : managing the mismatch : an outcome of the priority medical devices project / / World Health Organization

• Pubblicazione: Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 129 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 610.28
• Soggetto topico: Medical instruments and apparatus; Biomedical engineering; Appropriate technology; Medical instruments and appratus industry - Approprate technology; Research; Equipment and Supplies - standards; Cost of Illness; Biomedical Engineering; Equipment and Supplies
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Medical devices; Public health needs; Priority Medical Devices project: methods used; Medical devices: problems and possible solutions; Towards appropriate medical devices:options for future research; References; Glossary; Annex 1; Annex 2; Annex 3
• Sommario/riassunto: Choosing a medical device is complex and requires a transparent process based on reason, evidence and assessment of prioritized public health needs. Poor choices lead to inappropriate use or non-use of medical devices and a waste of resources.This report suggests how an agenda to improve access to appropriate medical devices could be devised from applying the crucial 4 components - Availability, Accessibility, Appropriateness, and Affordability, to the 15 global high-burden diseases and some cross-cutting issues. The results of this exercise suggest several areas of research necessary to help
• Titolo autorizzato: Medical devices
• ISBN: 92-4-068566-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974765303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II