{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4308730549","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","title":"A multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool to purchase implantable medical devices in Egypt","display_name":"A multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool to purchase implantable medical devices in Egypt","publication_year":2022,"publication_date":"2022-11-09","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4308730549","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36352382"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","pdf_url":"https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S107516304","display_name":"BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making","issn_l":"1472-6947","issn":["1472-6947"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320256","host_organization_name":"BioMed Central","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320256","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["BioMed Central","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"review","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj","pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5082859420","display_name":"Baher Elezbawy","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1335-9285"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2539912","display_name":"North East University","ror":"https://ror.org/04fm9y474","country_code":"BD","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2539912"]}],"countries":["BD"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Baher Elezbawy","raw_affiliation_strings":["Syreon Middle East, Alexandria, Egypt. baher.elezbawy@syreon.eu","Syreon Middle East, Alexandria, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Syreon Middle East, Alexandria, Egypt. baher.elezbawy@syreon.eu","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2539912"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Syreon Middle East, Alexandria, Egypt","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005033844","display_name":"Ahmad Nader Fasseeh","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9878-7734"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I106118109","display_name":"E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University","ror":"https://ror.org/01jsq2704","country_code":"HU","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I106118109"]}],"countries":["HU"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ahmad Nader Fasseeh","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Social Sciences, E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, Budapest, Hungary","Syreon Middle East, Alexandria, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Social Sciences, E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, Budapest, Hungary","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I106118109"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Syreon Middle East, Alexandria, Egypt","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5026265780","display_name":"Bertalan N\u00e9meth","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6513-5147"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4392738183","display_name":"Syreon Research Institute (Hungary)","ror":"https://ror.org/00bsxeq86","country_code":"HU","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4392738183"]}],"countries":["HU"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Bertalan N\u00e9meth","raw_affiliation_strings":["Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4392738183"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5026941665","display_name":"Mary Gamal","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150722","display_name":"Egyptian Government","ror":"https://ror.org/05csgyk98","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mary Gamal","raw_affiliation_strings":["The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5085643892","display_name":"Mariam Eldebeiky","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150722","display_name":"Egyptian Government","ror":"https://ror.org/05csgyk98","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mariam Eldebeiky","raw_affiliation_strings":["The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5065644520","display_name":"Remonda Refaat","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150722","display_name":"Egyptian Government","ror":"https://ror.org/05csgyk98","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Remonda Refaat","raw_affiliation_strings":["The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101334054","display_name":"Amr Taha","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150722","display_name":"Egyptian Government","ror":"https://ror.org/05csgyk98","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Amr Taha","raw_affiliation_strings":["The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5036074049","display_name":"Shimaa Rabiea","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210160667","display_name":"Ministry of Health and Population","ror":"https://ror.org/04f90ax67","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210160667"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Shimaa Rabiea","raw_affiliation_strings":["Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210160667"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5009480597","display_name":"Marwa Abdallah","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114794399","display_name":"Suez Canal University","ror":"https://ror.org/02m82p074","country_code":"EG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114794399"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Marwa Abdallah","raw_affiliation_strings":["Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114794399"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5104103999","display_name":"Soha Ramadan","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I192398990","display_name":"Zagazig University","ror":"https://ror.org/053g6we49","country_code":"EG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I192398990"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Soha Ramadan","raw_affiliation_strings":["Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I192398990"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5057114465","display_name":"Hasnaa Noaman","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210160300","display_name":"World Health Organization - Egypt","ror":"https://ror.org/055ttwk14","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210105654","https://openalex.org/I4210105726","https://openalex.org/I4210160300"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hasnaa Noaman","raw_affiliation_strings":["Health Insurance Organization, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Health Insurance Organization, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210160300"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5039530521","display_name":"Amany Bahaa Eldin","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210160300","display_name":"World Health Organization - Egypt","ror":"https://ror.org/055ttwk14","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210105654","https://openalex.org/I4210105726","https://openalex.org/I4210160300"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Amany Bahaa Eldin","raw_affiliation_strings":["Health Insurance Organization, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Health Insurance Organization, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210160300"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5052424494","display_name":"Hossam Mostafa","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210160667","display_name":"Ministry of Health and Population","ror":"https://ror.org/04f90ax67","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210160667"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hossam Mostafa","raw_affiliation_strings":["Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210160667"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005436446","display_name":"Sara Nouh","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150722","display_name":"Egyptian Government","ror":"https://ror.org/05csgyk98","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Sara Nouh","raw_affiliation_strings":["The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5051231743","display_name":"A. M. Zaki","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Asmaa Zaki","raw_affiliation_strings":["The General Authority of Health care, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The General Authority of Health care, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5001791330","display_name":"Mohamed Abdelrahman","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210150722","display_name":"Egyptian Government","ror":"https://ror.org/05csgyk98","country_code":"EG","type":"government","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}],"countries":["EG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mohamed Abdelrahman","raw_affiliation_strings":["Egyptian Drug Authority, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Egyptian Drug Authority, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210150722"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5057025354","display_name":"Sherif Abaza","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-0637"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Sherif Abaza","raw_affiliation_strings":["Syreon Middle East, Cairo, Egypt"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Syreon Middle East, Cairo, Egypt","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5058226396","display_name":"Zolt\u00e1n Kal\u00f3","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-2607"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I101202996","display_name":"Semmelweis University","ror":"https://ror.org/01g9ty582","country_code":"HU","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I101202996"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4392738183","display_name":"Syreon Research Institute (Hungary)","ror":"https://ror.org/00bsxeq86","country_code":"HU","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4392738183"]}],"countries":["HU"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zolt\u00e0n Kal\u00f2","raw_affiliation_strings":["Center for Health Technology Assessment, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary","Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Center for Health Technology Assessment, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I101202996"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Syreon Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4392738183"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":18,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5082859420"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2539912"],"apc_list":{"value":1570,"currency":"GBP","value_usd":1925},"apc_paid":{"value":1570,"currency":"GBP","value_usd":1925},"fwci":2.7806,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":14,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.92469119,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":96,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"22","issue":"1","first_page":"289","last_page":"289"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10804","display_name":"Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life","score":0.526199996471405,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10804","display_name":"Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life","score":0.526199996471405,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13690","display_name":"Quality and Safety in Healthcare","score":0.17440000176429749,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3607","display_name":"Medical Laboratory Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11792","display_name":"Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy","score":0.05829999968409538,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/multiple-criteria-decision-analysis","display_name":"Multiple-criteria decision analysis","score":0.8144320249557495},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/procurement","display_name":"Procurement","score":0.6377129554748535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/call-for-bids","display_name":"Call for bids","score":0.5759425163269043},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/purchasing","display_name":"Purchasing","score":0.5151442289352417},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reimbursement","display_name":"Reimbursement","score":0.4946841895580292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/decision-analysis","display_name":"Decision analysis","score":0.4375099241733551},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.4256206154823303},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operations-management","display_name":"Operations management","score":0.3449143171310425},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operations-research","display_name":"Operations research","score":0.33392012119293213},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/risk-analysis","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","score":0.33284875750541687},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medicine","display_name":"Medicine","score":0.2976238429546356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.22881367802619934},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.20722898840904236},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/marketing","display_name":"Marketing","score":0.1316947638988495},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/health-care","display_name":"Health care","score":0.1294543743133545}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11105738","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1895805","display_name":"Multiple-criteria decision analysis","level":2,"score":0.8144320249557495},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201650216","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q829492","display_name":"Procurement","level":2,"score":0.6377129554748535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C70105528","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837379","display_name":"Call for bids","level":3,"score":0.5759425163269043},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778813691","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1369832","display_name":"Purchasing","level":2,"score":0.5151442289352417},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779703844","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q760125","display_name":"Reimbursement","level":3,"score":0.4946841895580292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C186116695","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5249226","display_name":"Decision analysis","level":2,"score":0.4375099241733551},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.4256206154823303},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21547014","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423657","display_name":"Operations management","level":1,"score":0.3449143171310425},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42475967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194292","display_name":"Operations research","level":1,"score":0.33392012119293213},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112930515","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4389547","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","level":1,"score":0.33284875750541687},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.2976238429546356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.22881367802619934},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.20722898840904236},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162853370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39809","display_name":"Marketing","level":1,"score":0.1316947638988495},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160735492","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31207","display_name":"Health care","level":2,"score":0.1294543743133545},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50522688","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189833","display_name":"Economic growth","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105795698","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12483","display_name":"Statistics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[{"descriptor_ui":"D003661","descriptor_name":"Decision Support Techniques","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D003661","descriptor_name":"Decision Support Techniques","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D003661","descriptor_name":"Decision Support Techniques","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D004534","descriptor_name":"Egypt","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D004534","descriptor_name":"Egypt","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D004534","descriptor_name":"Egypt","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D015203","descriptor_name":"Reproducibility of Results","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D015203","descriptor_name":"Reproducibility of Results","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D015203","descriptor_name":"Reproducibility of Results","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D017150","descriptor_name":"Public Sector","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D017150","descriptor_name":"Public Sector","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D017150","descriptor_name":"Public Sector","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D019736","descriptor_name":"Prostheses and Implants","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D019736","descriptor_name":"Prostheses and Implants","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D019736","descriptor_name":"Prostheses and Implants","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false}],"locations_count":5,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","pdf_url":"https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S107516304","display_name":"BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making","issn_l":"1472-6947","issn":["1472-6947"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320256","host_organization_name":"BioMed Central","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320256","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["BioMed Central","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmid:36352382","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36352382","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC medical informatics and decision making","raw_type":null},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:2826ff6686b74cc1bbc2bc94919d1b64","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/2826ff6686b74cc1bbc2bc94919d1b64","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)","raw_type":"article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:edit.elte.hu:10831/114173","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10831/114173","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400126","display_name":"ELTE Digital Institutional Repository (EDIT) (E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I106118109","host_organization_name":"E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I106118109"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"other-oa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/other-oa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9644459","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/9644459","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764455111","display_name":"PubMed Central","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"BMC Med Inform Decis Mak","raw_type":"Text"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","pdf_url":"https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12911-022-02025-y","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S107516304","display_name":"BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making","issn_l":"1472-6947","issn":["1472-6947"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320256","host_organization_name":"BioMed Central","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320256","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["BioMed Central","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Peace, Justice and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","score":0.4399999976158142}],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320309139","display_name":"Edwards Lifesciences","ror":"https://ror.org/04jhyte11"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321655","display_name":"Science and Technology Development Fund","ror":"https://ror.org/044vr6g03"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320326056","display_name":"Alexandria University","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4308730549.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4308730549.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":14,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1987447878","https://openalex.org/W2037525489","https://openalex.org/W2102278103","https://openalex.org/W2163191783","https://openalex.org/W2571295798","https://openalex.org/W2895900438","https://openalex.org/W2898707181","https://openalex.org/W2907317599","https://openalex.org/W2911454005","https://openalex.org/W2948734426","https://openalex.org/W2990004033","https://openalex.org/W3194759785","https://openalex.org/W3199007249","https://openalex.org/W4214621611"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3181323466","https://openalex.org/W3208350264","https://openalex.org/W4224323590","https://openalex.org/W3088085358","https://openalex.org/W4224316101","https://openalex.org/W1803877393","https://openalex.org/W2592080123","https://openalex.org/W4235521827","https://openalex.org/W4313495066","https://openalex.org/W4320158184"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"BACKGROUND:":[0],"With":[1],"the":[2,10,60,76,82,100,115,129,133,140,206,215,224,232,246,253,256,304,312],"availability":[3],"of":[4,27,31,159,300,311],"several":[5],"similar":[6],"medical":[7,49,96,189,278],"devices":[8,279],"performing":[9],"same":[11],"function,":[12],"choosing":[13,58],"one":[14],"for":[15,23,57,79,109,241,262],"reimbursement":[16],"is":[17,211,290],"not":[18,212],"easy,":[19],"especially":[20],"if":[21],"purchased":[22],"a":[24,37,68,85,199,293],"large":[25],"number":[26],"patients.":[28],"The":[29,144,282],"objective":[30,55,239],"this":[32],"project":[33],"was":[34,87,125,191,203],"to":[35,52,74,127,152,197,205,235,270],"create":[36],"multicriteria":[38],"decision":[39,272],"analysis":[40],"(MCDA)":[41],"tool,":[42,217,234],"that":[43,89,202],"captures":[44],"and":[45,71,94,106,112,183,238,298],"compares":[46],"all":[47],"implantable":[48,243,277],"devices'":[50,208],"attributes,":[51],"provide":[53],"an":[54,267],"method":[56],"among":[59],"available":[61],"options":[62],"in":[63,81,92,163,172,214,223,245,280],"Egypt.":[64,281],"METHOD:":[65],"We":[66,131,265],"conducted":[67,126],"systematic":[69],"review":[70],"expert":[72],"interviews,":[73],"identify":[75],"relevant":[77],"criteria":[78,196,302],"inclusion":[80],"tool.":[83,117,130,142],"Subsequently,":[84],"workshop":[86,124],"conducted,":[88],"involved":[90],"experts":[91],"procuring":[93],"tendering":[95],"devices.":[97],"Experts":[98],"chose":[99],"criteria,":[101,149,287],"ranked":[102],"them,":[103],"assigned":[104],"weights":[105],"scoring":[107],"functions":[108],"each":[110],"criterion,":[111],"then":[113],"created":[114,266],"draft":[116,141],"A":[118],"pilot":[119],"phase":[120],"followed;":[121],"then,":[122],"another":[123],"fine-tune":[128],"readjusted":[132],"tool":[134,146,269,284],"based":[135],"on":[136,193],"experts'":[137],"experience":[138],"with":[139,255],"RESULTS:":[143],"final":[145,200],"included":[147,213],"eight":[148,195,286],"arranged":[150],"according":[151],"their":[153],"weightage:":[154],"technical":[155],"characteristics":[156],"(29.4%),":[157],"country":[158],"origin":[160],"(19.5%),":[161],"use":[162,171,231],"reference":[164],"countries":[165],"(14.9%),":[166],"supply":[167],"reliability":[168],"(11.7%),":[169],"previous":[170],"tenders":[173],"(9.0%),":[174],"instant":[175],"replacement":[176,186],"within":[177],"product":[178,254],"variety":[179],"(6.9%),":[180],"pharmacovigilance":[181],"(4.6%),":[182],"refund":[184],"or":[185],"(4.0%).":[187],"Each":[188],"device":[190],"assessed":[192],"these":[194],"achieve":[198],"score,":[201],"compared":[204],"alternative":[207,276],"scores.":[209],"Price":[210],"MCDA":[216,233,268,283],"but":[218],"it":[219],"will":[220,259],"be":[221,260],"added":[222],"financial":[225],"evaluation":[226],"phase.":[227],"CONCLUSION:":[228],"Decisionmakers":[229],"could":[230],"make":[236],"evidence-based":[237],"decisions":[240],"purchasing":[242],"devices,":[244],"Egyptian":[247],"public":[248],"sector.":[249],"Post":[250],"price":[251,289],"evaluation,":[252],"best":[257],"value":[258],"chosen":[261],"reimbursement.":[263],"HIGHLIGHTS:":[264],"help":[271],"makers":[273],"choose":[274],"between":[275],"includes":[285],"where":[288],"evaluated":[291],"as":[292],"separate":[294],"step.":[295],"\"Technical":[296],"characteristics\"":[297],"\"country":[299],"origin\"":[301],"carried":[303],"highest":[305],"weights,":[306],"thus":[307],"representing":[308],"approximately":[309],"50%":[310],"decision.":[313]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":4}],"updated_date":"2026-06-06T09:05:17.133730","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}