Intensive care units are one of the medical treatment units which are of vital importance. The minimum fault or delay in this unit can cause nonrecoverable results. One of the most important tools applied in intensive cares are mechanic ventilators which supports artificial respiration to the patient. Appropriate ventilator selections and ventilatory parameters are the most significant factors for patient’s survival. Therefore, carrying out the ventilator selection most correctly is critical. In this study, Analytic Hierarcy Process (AHP) and fuzzy TOPSIS methods which are multi criteria decision making techniques are utilized for selection of ventilator in a child intensive care unit of a hospital in Adana county. The results obtained from both methods are compared.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 33 Issue: 4 |