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. 2017 Aug 31;1(1):e000083. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000083

Table 2.

Concentrator repair and maintenance at 12, 24 and 40 months postimplementation of oxygen systems in 10 intervention hospitals and hours of concentrator use in each time interval

Hospital Machines supplied, n Concentrator repair and maintenance needs
12 months 24 months 40 months
Number needing repair, n(%) Working after repair
n (%)
Machines replaced n(%) Number needing repair, n(%) Working after repair
n (%)
Number needing repair, n(%) Working after repair
n (%)
Northern provinces
H1P2 2  1 (50)  2 0 1  2  1  1
H2P2 3  0 (0)  3 2 0  3  0  3
H1P3 4  2 (50)  4 0 1  4  2  2
H2P3 4  1 (25)  4 0 1  3  1  3
Subtotal 13  4 (31) 13 (100) 2 (15) 3 (23)  12 (92)  4 (31)  9 (69)
Southern provinces
H1P1 4  2 (50)  3 2 1  4  2  2
H2P1 3  1 (33)  3 1 2  3  0  3
H1P4 4  4 (100)  3 2 1  4  2  2
H2P4 6  2 (33)  6 1 0  6  2  6
H1P5 4  1 (25)  3 1 0  4  2  3
H2P5 4  0 (0)  4 0 0  4  0  4
Subtotal 25 10 (40) 22 (88) 7 (28) 4 (16)  25 (100)  8 (32)  20 (80)
Total 38 14 (37) 35 (92) 9 (24) 7 (18)  37 (97)  12 (32)  29 (76)
Hours of use 13 465 (data available from 37/38 machines) 17 050 (38/38 machines) 17 839 (35/38 machines)