Article
Human Factors Applied to Perioperative Process Improvement
Anesthesiology Clinics
Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2018
Abstract/Description
- Human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) is its own scientific discipline that can be applied to understanding performance in perioperative medicine.
- Humans are not perfect decision makers and are affected by a variety of factors that can greatly harm their ability to perform, including attention, bias, stress, and fatigue.
- HF/E has a unique perspective on human error, and HF/E can illustrate how moving away from blame can enhance safety.
- HF/E offers strategies for undertaking a systematic approach to assessment of work processes in perioperative medicine that can be used to increase safety and wellbeing of patients and providers.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2017.10.005
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation Information
Joseph R. Keebler, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Elizabeth Blickensderfer and Thomas D. Looke. "Human Factors Applied to Perioperative Process Improvement" Anesthesiology Clinics Vol. 36 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 17 - 29 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_lazzara/116/