Application of FMEA in preventing failures of medical gas equipment in blood purification centers
XIA Yaoqing
Abstract：Objective To explore the application of failure mode and effects analysis(FMEA)in preventing failures of medical gas equipment in blood purification centers.Methods A total of 80 medical gas devices in use in the blood purification center of The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from March 2023 to February 2025 were selected.Among them,the traditional management mode was adopted from March 2023 to February 2024 as the traditional mode group,and the FMEA mode was adopted from March 2024 to February 2025 as the FMEA mode group.The management capabilities of equipment usage and management personnel(scoring the basic knowledge of equipment,management performance,operation guarantee capabilities and job responsibilities of 30 usage and management personnel),the comprehensive efficiency of equipment(quality index ratio,performance index ratio,and availability ratio),and the operation quality of equipment(standardized operation rate,maintenance rate,self-repair rate,and equipment failure rate)were compared.Results The scores of equipment basic knowledge,management performance,operation guarantee capabilities and job responsibilities in the FMEA mode group were all higher than those in the traditional mode group(P<0.001).The quality index ratio,performance index ratio and availability ratio of the FMEA mode group were all higher than those of the traditional mode group(P<0.001).The standardized operation rate,maintenance rate and self-repair rate of the FMEA mode group were all higher than those of the traditional mode group,while the equipment failure rate was lower than that of the traditional mode group(P<0.001).Conclusion The application of FMEA mode in medical gas equipment in blood purification centers can effectively reduce the failure rate,enhance the overall efficiency and operational quality of medical gas equipment,and improve the management capabilities of medical and nursing staff.
Keywords：medical gas equipmentfailure mode and effects analysisblood purification centerequipment managementfault prevention
Publication Date：2025-10-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-12-08(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 56-59 )