Information Management in the Perioperative Environment. Inclusive Dates: 08/01/06 - 07/31/11.

摘要

The main hypothesis for this project was that a human centered design process that integrates human factors design principles from contemporary human performance models and theories will result in the design of perioperative support systems that provide faster identification of impending crises, greater consistency in care, and more effective use of evidence based medicine. There were four primary aims: (1) Generate human factors principles for the design of perioperative monitoring and crisis management support systems. (2) Conduct cognitive task analyses to identify information requirements for the design of perioperative information displays. (3) Apply the results of Aims 1 and 2 in the design of perioperative information displays. (4) Compare the effectiveness of the human centered designed perioperative support systems against conventional perioperative alarms and displays in simulated patient scenarios. The perioperative environment is highly dynamic, risky, and information-rich. Anesthetic mishaps are frequently attributed to human error, although it can be difficult to separate human error from factors that may influence human performance such as poor organizational structure or poor equipment design.