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. 2018 Aug 29:2018:8502187.
doi: 10.1155/2018/8502187. eCollection 2018.

Implementing Medical Technological Equipment in the OR: Factors for Successful Implementations

Navin Sewberath Misser  1   2   3 , Bas van Zaane  2 , Joris E N Jaspers  2 , Hein Gooszen  4 , Johan Versendaal  1   3
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Implementing Medical Technological Equipment in the OR: Factors for Successful Implementations

Navin Sewberath Misser et al. J Healthc Eng. .

Abstract

Operating rooms (ORs) more and more evolve into high-tech environments with increasing pressure on finances, logistics, and a not be neglected impact on patient safety. Safe and cost-effective implementation of technological equipment in ORs is notoriously difficult to manage, specifically as generic implementation activities omit as hospitals have implemented local policies for implementations of technological equipment. The purpose of this study is to identify success factors for effective implementations of new technologies and technological equipment in ORs, based on a systematic literature review. We accessed ten databases and reviewed included articles. The search resulted in 1592 titles for review, and finally 37 articles were included in this review. We distinguish influencing factors and resulting factors based on the outcomes of this research. Six main categories of influencing factors on successful implementations of medical equipment in ORs were identified: "processes and activities," "staff," "communication," "project management," "technology," and "training." We identified a seventh category "performance" referring to resulting factors during implementations. We argue that aligning the identified influencing factors during implementation impacts the success, adaptation, and safe use of new technological equipment in the OR and thus the outcome of an implementation. The identified categories in literature are considered to be a baseline, to identify factors as elements of a generic holistic implementation model or protocol for new technological equipment in ORs.

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