Before we moved into the present hospital building in October 2000, we took the opportunity to thoroughly review our medical equipment management system and developed a new centralized management system. With the introduction of the new system, we have made a complete list [an inventory] of medical equipment on hand from small-size instruments to large-scale machinery. We have now become able to grasp the frequency of use of ME, the cause of mechanical trouble, the cost of repairing and so forth. In the future, this system will be further improved so as to enable us to incorporate a labor-saving procedure for equipment lending into the system, share information with other departments, and work out a net working rate and repair rate to make purchasing or disposal plans.Medical care and health services of today cannot be provided without use of modern medical equipment. Under the circumstances, the prevention of accidents and grasp of the optimum amount of machinery and equipment are important. At the same time, the reduction of cost by adequate maintenance work is essential. We think that our centralized equipment management system will work effectively and serve the purpose.
medical equipment ; Equipment used ; Work ; Hospitals ; Management

A 41-year-old woman liked farm chemical-free (pesticid-free) vegetables. She was admitted for severe upper abdominal pain. Biliary ascariasis was suspected upon abdominal ultrasonographic examination. ERC (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography) was performed and a linear filling defect was shown in the bile duct. We diagnosed her case as biliary ascariasis. And then, we removed a worm from the bile duct using stone extracer basket forceps. After this, she was given pyrantel pamoate.Abdominal ultrasonographic examination was helpful in diagnostic screening for biliary ascariasis. ERC and basket forceps were useful in removing the parasite.
Biliary ; Ascariasis ; success ; Manufactured aid ; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography