Drews, Frank Westenskow, Dwayne R Bermudez, Julio Cesar Syroid, Noah Daniel Agutter, James A Strayer, David Lee Albert, Rob Weinger, Matthew B
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Journal ArticleHuman error in anesthesia can be attributed to misleading information from patient monitors or to the physician's failure to recognize a pattern. A graphic representation of monitored data may provide better support for detection, diagnosis, and treatment. We designed a graphic display to show hemodynamic variables. Twenty anesthesiologists were asked to assume care of a simulated patient. Half the participants used the graphic cardiovascular display; the other half used a Datex As/3 monitor. One scenario was a total hip replacement with a transfusion reaction to mismatched blood. The second scenario was a radical prostatectomy with 1.5 L of blood loss and myocardial ischemia. Subjects who used the graphic display detected myocardial ischemia 2 min sooner than those who did not use the display. Treatment was initiated sooner (2.5 versus 4.9 min). There were no significant differences between groups in the hip replacement scenario. Systolic blood pressure deviated less from b
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College of Social & Behavioral SciencePsychology
(c) Wolters Kluwer (LWW)
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Mountain West Digital LibraryKeywords
- Anesthesia
- Anesthetic Emergencies
- Graphic Displays
- Medical Informatics
- Patient Monitors
- Visual Information