TY - JOUR
T1 - Human Factors in Medical Device Design
T2 - Methods, Principles, and Guidelines
AU - Branaghan, Russell
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - A total of 400,000 to 500,000 patients die in intensive care units (ICUs) each year, largely because ICUs care for the sickest patients. On the other hand, factors such as workload, shift changes, handoffs, alarm fatigue, inadequate team communication, and difficult-to-use medical devices contribute to the problem. This article focuses on the human factors of those medical devices, a significant cause of adverse events in the ICU.
AB - A total of 400,000 to 500,000 patients die in intensive care units (ICUs) each year, largely because ICUs care for the sickest patients. On the other hand, factors such as workload, shift changes, handoffs, alarm fatigue, inadequate team communication, and difficult-to-use medical devices contribute to the problem. This article focuses on the human factors of those medical devices, a significant cause of adverse events in the ICU.
KW - Adverse events
KW - Human factors
KW - Intensive care unit
KW - Medical devices
KW - Usability
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cnc.2018.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cnc.2018.02.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29724441
AN - SCOPUS:85046778815
SN - 0899-5885
VL - 30
SP - 225
EP - 236
JO - Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
JF - Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -