SAVIOR ICU: sonification and vibrotactile interface for the operating room and intensive care unit

Burdick, Kendall J.; Jorgensen, Seiver; Combs, Taylor; Holmberg, Megan O.; Kultgen, Samantha P.; Schlesinger, Joseph J.

doi:10.1007/s10877-019-00381-1

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“…Burdick et al [ 27 ] investigated the effect of a multisensory alarm system that combined an auditory display with a tactile display. The multisensory display was compared with a unisensory display (auditory display only) regarding alert identification (identification of the variable, point of change, and direction of change).…”

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“…Some researchers explored the benefits of conveying information through multiple channels by developing multisensorial displays. These prototypes integrate, for example, auditory and tactile stimuli [ 27 ] or auditory, tactile, and visual stimuli [ 30 ] to inform the ICU nurse about patient alarms, thus increasing their SA and reducing alarm fatigue. Figures 3 and 4 illustrate how wearables can use different senses as communication channels.…”

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“…However, some participants reported that the device imposed arm movement limitations, revealing the importance of requiring the completion of physical tasks when testing these types of devices. Burdick et al [27] investigated the effect of a multisensory alarm system that combined an auditory display with a tactile display. The multisensory display was compared with a unisensory display (auditory display only) regarding alert identification (identification of the variable, point of change, and direction of change).…”

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“…A summary of the results of the studies involving tactile displays is presented in Appendix 2 [14,[17][18][19][20][21][22][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. It should be noted that it is sometimes difficult to compare the same metrics across different studies, as study design differences can make comparison meaningless.…”

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Augmenting Critical Care Patient Monitoring Using Wearable Technology: Review of Usability and Human Factors

Andrade¹,

Quinlan²,

Harte³

et al. 2021

JMIR Hum Factors

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Background Continuous monitoring of the vital signs of critical care patients is an essential component of critical care medicine. For this task, clinicians use a patient monitor (PM), which conveys patient vital sign data through a screen and an auditory alarm system. Some limitations with PMs have been identified in the literature, such as the need for visual contact with the PM screen, which could result in reduced focus on the patient in specific scenarios, and the amount of noise generated by the PM alarm system. With the advancement of material science and electronic technology, wearable devices have emerged as a potential solution for these problems. This review presents the findings of several studies that focused on the usability and human factors of wearable devices designed for use in critical care patient monitoring. Objective The aim of this study is to review the current state of the art in wearable devices intended for use by clinicians to monitor vital signs of critical care patients in hospital settings, with a focus on the usability and human factors of the devices. Methods A comprehensive literature search of relevant databases was conducted, and 20 studies were identified and critically reviewed by the authors. Results We identified 3 types of wearable devices: tactile, head-mounted, and smartwatch displays. In most cases, these devices were intended for use by anesthesiologists, but nurses and surgeons were also identified as potentially important users of wearable technology in critical care medicine. Although the studies investigating tactile displays revealed their potential to improve clinical monitoring, usability problems related to comfort need to be overcome before they can be considered suitable for use in clinical practice. Only a few studies investigated the usability and human factors of tactile displays by conducting user testing involving critical care professionals. The studies of head-mounted displays (HMDs) revealed that these devices could be useful in critical care medicine, particularly from an ergonomics point of view. By reducing the amount of time the user spends averting their gaze from the patient to a separate screen, HMDs enable clinicians to improve their patient focus and reduce the potential of repetitive strain injury. Conclusions Researchers and designers of new wearable devices for use in critical care medicine should strive to achieve not only enhanced performance but also enhanced user experience for their users, especially in terms of comfort and ease of use. These aspects of wearable displays must be extensively tested with the intended end users in a setting that properly reflects the intended context of use before their adoption can be considered in clinical settings.

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“…Auditory icons, sounds that mimic the indication they assess such as a "lub-dub" sound for heart rate monitoring, show improved performance compared to conventional auditory alarms [56]. Furthermore, auditory icons combined with a tactile stimulus to create a multisensory alarm resulted in higher accuracy of alarm change identification [57]. Furthermore, the addition of a secondary sensory stream may decrease the informational burden on a single sensory stream by allowing a salient alarm to be delivered at a lower intensity.…”

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Sleeping Soundlessly in the Intensive Care Unit

Burdick

Callahan

2020

MTI

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An estimated 70% of patients who have been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience some form of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). As a stressful environment, the ICU can be traumatic for any patient; however, the disruption of sleep experienced by patients in ICU negatively impacts their mental status and recovery. One of the most significant contributors to sleep disruption is the constant blare of monitor alarms, many of which are false or redundant. Through multisensory approaches and procedural redesign, the hostile acoustic environment of the ICU that causes so many to suffer from PICS may be alleviated. In this paper, we present suggestions for improving the ICU acoustic environment to possibly reduce the incidence of post-ICU complications such as PICS.

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Listening to life: Sonification for enhancing discovery in biological research

Braun,

Tfirn,

Ford

2024

Biotech & Bioengineering

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Sonification, or the practice of generating sound from data, is a promising alternative or complement to data visualization for exploring research questions in the life sciences. Expressing or communicating data in the form of sound rather than graphs, tables, or renderings can provide a secondary information source for multitasking or remote monitoring purposes or make data accessible when visualizations cannot be used. While popular in astronomy, neuroscience, and geophysics as a technique for data exploration and communication, its potential in the biological and biotechnological sciences has not been fully explored. In this review, we introduce sonification as a concept, some examples of how sonification has been used to address areas of interest in biology, and the history of the technique. We then highlight a selection of biology‐related publications that involve sonifications of DNA datasets and protein datasets, sonifications for data collection and interpretation, and sonifications aimed to improve science communication and accessibility. Through this review, we aim to show how sonification has been used both as a discovery tool and a communication tool and to inspire more life‐science researchers to incorporate sonification into their own studies.

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SAVIOR ICU: sonification and vibrotactile interface for the operating room and intensive care unit

Cited by 14 publications

References 40 publications

Augmenting Critical Care Patient Monitoring Using Wearable Technology: Review of Usability and Human Factors

Augmenting Critical Care Patient Monitoring Using Wearable Technology: Review of Usability and Human Factors

Sleeping Soundlessly in the Intensive Care Unit

Listening to life: Sonification for enhancing discovery in biological research

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