Biomaterial Database

Equipment maintenance. 1976

L McKinnon

Basic to the success of the perinatal intensive care unit is a cooperative liasion between the medical and nursing staff and the clinical engineering staff. To this end the functions of the clinical engineering staff are preventive maintenance, inventory documentation, pre-purchase evaluation, emergency repair, personnel education, and management integration.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007362	Intensive Care Units	Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.	ICU Intensive Care Units,Intensive Care Unit,Unit, Intensive Care
D008284	Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital	Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise.	Engineering, Hospital,Hospital Engineering,Hospital Groundskeeping,Hospital Maintenance,Landscaping, Hospital,Groundskeeping, Hospital,Hospital Landscaping,Hospital Maintenance and Engineering,Maintenance, Hospital
D004865	Equipment and Supplies, Hospital	Any materials used in providing care specifically in the hospital.	Hospital Equipment and Supplies,Equipment, Hospital,Hospital Equipment,Hospital Supplies,Supplies, Hospital,Supply, Hospital,Hospital Supply