BACKGROUND The share of healthcare-related expenditure in the Gross Domestic Product of Kazakhstan is relatively small, and it is strategically important to restructure budgetary expenses in favor of healthcare with simultaneous redistribution of resources in accordance with changing demands and prioritization of high-quality medical care. The aim of this study was to analyze resource provision...

To realize the full automation of cylinder head bolt assembly. This paper designs a sleeve structure, automatic replacement device and installation equipment to efficiency, convenience stability replacement. The production site has verified that new effectively improved productivity efficiency product quality.

Background and Aim: The use of purchasing mechanisms in the field of Medical Equipment and with government law and regulation can serve as a way to move towards smart purchase and increase access to vulnerable groups in order to receive services promote justice. This study conducted to Review of purchase management of Medical Equipment in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Mat...

brucella endocarditis is an uncommon but not rare manifestation of brucellosis in our country. we report six adult patients aged 20 to 45 years. two of our patients were female, and this is the first time that brucella endocarditis was reported in adult females. in five cases, aortic valve replacement was performed in addition to combined antibiotic therapy. one of them died due to immediate co...

Increased attention has been focused on disinfection by housekeepers, but few data are available on disinfection of equipment by nurses. We used adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assays and aerobic cultures to assess the cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nurses between each patient use. We found that the equipment was not being disinfected as per protocol and that ed...

This paper presents a general decision model that enables utilities to generate business cases for asset management policies, with a specific application to underground distribution cables. The model takes a life-cycle costing approach that enables corporate financial managers and regulators to assess the multiyear financial impacts of maintaining specific classes of power delivery infrastructu...

or "all" of the procedures, and few reported use of additional personal protective equipment, such as double sleeves (8% of respondents), plastic aprons (11%), or double gloves (11%). Details on the number of medical students who reported use of personal protective equipment during "most" or "all" procedures are shown in Table 1. The main factors identified by medical students as being importan...