Clinical engineering worldwide

Author

Boström, U. ; Bravar, D. ; Kanai, H. ; Karp, P. ; Pallikarakis, N. ; Smith, J. ; Oberg, P.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Clinical Eng., Univ. Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden

Volume

12

Issue

3

fYear

1993

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

45

Abstract

An overview is given of clinical engineering (CE) activities in Europe, North and South America, and the Far East. The discussion covers what CE is, its economics, in-house service centers, certification, life-support devices, support services for CE, European Community CE activities and directives, and CE trends. Medical equipment and technology management, human factors and quality assurance, increased regulations, new technologies and training, and computerization are also addressed.<>

Keywords

biomedical engineering; reviews; Europe; Far East; South America; certification; computerization; economics; human factors; in-house service centers; life-support devices; quality assurance; regulations; support services; technology management; training; worldwide clinical engineering; Biomedical engineering; Clinical diagnosis; Educational institutions; Engineering in medicine and biology; Engineering management; Hospitals; Humans; Management training; Mathematical model; Medical services;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/51.232339

Filename

232339