Heuristic evaluation of infusion pumps: implications for patient safety in Intensive Care Units

Graham, Mark; Kubose, Tate; Jordan, D. C.; Zhang, Jiajie; Johnson, Todd R.; Patel, Vimla L.

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.08.002

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“…Whereas errors and normative path deviations in our study primarily concerned visibility/legibility and distinctiveness (in line with , previous research showed that mainly consistency was a usability problem (Graham et al, 2004;Zhang et al, 2003). This was not confirmed in our experiment, probably because we ensured the button functions to remain consistent throughout use in our new interface in contrast to variable button functions in our reference interface.…”

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Combining situated Cognitive Engineering with a novel testing method in a case study comparing two infusion pump interfaces

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Combining situated Cognitive Engineering with a novel testing method in a case study comparing two infusion pump interfaces

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“…For example, one study demonstrated that a touch-based mobile device can be used successfully within the healthcare context only if it has an appropriate design [18]. For this reason, the necessity of usability engineering methods [19] is meanwhile commonly acknowledged for the development of medical mobile devices, as several studies show [20], [21], [14]. Mobile devices for medical contexts must always be created with the end user in mind and pay attention to the end user's expertise with both the technology as well as the domain (context) of its use [22], [23], [24].…”

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Mobile Computing is not Always Advantageous: Lessons Learned from a Real-World Case Study in a Hospital

Holzinger

Sommerauer

Spitzer

et al. 2014

Advanced Information Systems Engineering

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Abstract. The use of mobile computing is expanding dramatically in recent years and trends indicate that "the future is mobile". Nowadays, mobile computing plays an increasingly important role in the biomedical domain, and particularly in hospitals. The benefits of using mobile devices in hospitals are no longer disputed and many applications for medical care are already available. Many studies have proven that mobile technologies can bring various benefits for enhancing information management in the hospital. But is mobility a solution for every problem? In this paper, we will demonstrate that mobility is not always an advantage. On the basis of a field study at the pediatric surgery of a large University Hospital, we have learned within a two-year long mobile computing project, that mobile devices have indeed many disadvantages, particularly in stressful and hectic situations and we conclude that mobile computing is not always advantageous.

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“…Some examples of these are briefly presented here. Graham et al carried out heuristic evaluation of infusion pumps [7] using NielsenShneiderman heuristics. The evaluation exercise carried out by 3-5 evaluators is reported to have captured 60-70% of the usability problems [14].…”

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Usability Heuristics and Qualitative Indicators for the Usability Evaluation of Touch Screen Ventilator Systems

Katre¹,

Bhutkar²,

Karmarkar³

2010

Human Work Interaction Design: Usability in Social, Cultural and Organizational Contexts

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Abstract.A ventilator system provides respiratory support to critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Increasing complexity in the user interface, features and functionalities of ventilator systems can cause medical errors and cost the life of a patient. Therefore, the usability of ventilator systems is most crucial to ensure patient safety. We have evolved a specialized set of heuristics combined with objectively defined usability indicators for the usability evaluation of touch screen based ventilator systems. Our study presents the heuristic evaluation of three touch screen based ventilator systems manufactured by three different companies. The heuristic evaluation has been performed by four different usability evaluators to ensure the reliability of heuristics proposed in this paper. The specialized set of heuristics linked with user interface components and the objectively defined usability indicators are found more reliable in identifying specific usability problems of ventilator systems.

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Heuristic evaluation of infusion pumps: implications for patient safety in Intensive Care Units

Cited by 92 publications

References 9 publications

Combining situated Cognitive Engineering with a novel testing method in a case study comparing two infusion pump interfaces

Combining situated Cognitive Engineering with a novel testing method in a case study comparing two infusion pump interfaces

Mobile Computing is not Always Advantageous: Lessons Learned from a Real-World Case Study in a Hospital

Usability Heuristics and Qualitative Indicators for the Usability Evaluation of Touch Screen Ventilator Systems

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