Improved usability of a multi-infusion setup using a centralized control interface: A task-based usability test

Frank Doesburg, Fokie Cnossen, Willem Dieperink, Wouter Bult, Anne Marie de Smet, Daan J Touw and Maarten W Nijsten

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-10

Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the usability benefits of adding a bedside central control interface that controls all intravenous (IV) infusion pumps compared to the conventional individual control of multiple infusion pumps. Eighteen dedicated ICU nurses volunteered in a between-subjects task-based usability test. A newly developed central control interface was compared to conventional control of multiple infusion pumps in a simulated ICU setting. Task execution time, clicks, errors and questionnaire responses were evaluated. Overall the central control interface outperformed the conventional control in terms of fewer user actions (40±3 vs. 73±20 clicks, p

Date: 2017
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