Tecnovigilancia en los laboratorios clínicos: una herramienta para la seguridad del paciente

Abstract

Health care includes the use of medical devices during its processes, which must comply with the quality and performance characteristics established in the official regulations of each country. Technovigilance is a tool that allows assurance of patient safety by facilitating the notification of adverse events associated with the use of medical devices. Clinical laboratories as users of medical devices are not exempt from technovigilance, so they must align the requirements of this with their particular operational and quality management requirements. This review discusses the importance of technovigilance and analyzes the regulatory framework for its implementation in clinical laboratories of Mexico. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] La atención sanitaria integra el uso de dispositivos médicos durante sus procesos, los cuales deben cumplir con las características de calidad y desempeño establecidas en la normatividad oficial de cada país. La tecnovigilancia es una herramienta que permite garantizar la seguridad de los pacientes al facilitar la notificación de eventos adversos asociados al uso de dispositivos médicos. Los laboratorios clínicos, como usuarios de dispositivos médicos, no están exentos de la tecnovigilancia, por lo que deben alinear los requisitos de ésta con los requerimientos particulares de funcionamiento y de gestión de la calidad. En esta revisión se discute la importancia de la tecnovigilancia y se analiza el marco regulatorio para la instauración de la misma en los laboratorios clínicos de México. (Spanish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Revista CONAMED is the property of Comision Nacional de Arbitraje Medico and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)