Need for a metrological risk approach in health units

• Main Authors: Ernesto López Gonzalez, Yolanda Cabrera Macias, Marle Pérez de Armas, Tatiana de las Mercedes Escoriza Martínez, Ernesto López Cabrera, Anaily Puerto Becerra
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2021-08-01
• Series: Medisur
• Subjects: equipos de medición; falla de equipo; instituciones de salud
• Online Access: http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/5059

The use of complementary tests in which biomedical teams intervene, which implicitly carries measuring instruments, indicators to corroborate medical hypotheses and achieve accurate diagnoses is becoming more and more common. An error in measurements can compromise the life of the patient. Hence the importance of considering the metrological risk in the evaluation of the Health Measurements Management System. The purpose of this work is to contribute to the visualization of the need for a metrological risk approach in health units. As criteria for the selection of the 80 sources consulted, the explicit declaration of the authors referring to the position regarding the risk construct and their vision of the importance of this approach in health organizations, during the period from 2009 to 2020, which fully justifies the update information level. 21 texts are referenced with the 67% update. It is concluded that the metrological risk index constitutes a valuable instrument that health managers must access, thus promoting the incorporation of new techniques in their management, which would be valuable for decision-making. The risk approach in the evaluation of metrological performance in health is necessary, which would show a scientifically advanced, deep and practical thinking.