The analysis was performed with the support of the manufacturers, which provided information on the equipment installed in the hospitals, and was focused on the following classes of equipment:
- Ventilation equipment for anaesthesia
- Ventilation equipment for intensive care and mobile units
- Multi-parameter monitors
- Monitoring workstations
The geographic analysis was stratified for North, Centre, and South/Islands. The highest number of units per million of inhabitants was registered in the Centre while the lowest was in the South/Islands.
For all the classes of equipment analysed, the survey showed that most of the installed units are older than 5 years and many are even older than 10 years. Ventilation equipment for anaesthesia: 36.5% between 5 and 10 years; 39% over 10 years; Ventilation equipment for intensive care and mobile units: 33.5% between 5 and 10 years; 52.3% over 10 years; Multi-parameter monitors: 40.2% between 5 and 10 years; 27.1% over 10 years; Monitoring workstations: 39.4% between 5 and 10 years; 26.6% over 10 years.
Mean age for the classes of equipment analysed emerged to be as following: Ventilation equipment for anaesthesia, 9.7 years; Ventilation equipment for intensive care and mobile units, 12.6 years; Multi-parameter monitors, 7.9 years; Monitoring workstations, 7.9 years.
The report presents also an analysis that, taking into account the latest technical advances in the field, estimated 6 years as a maximum acceptable age for the four classes of equipment. The majority of the equipment installed falls over this age (Ventilation equipment for anaesthesia, 63.4%; Ventilation equipment for intensive care and mobile units, 74.7%; Multi-parameter monitors, 54%; Monitoring workstations, 52.8%).
See the report in Italian here.
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