• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Dec 2024

    Review

    The role of human factors engineering in patient safety.

    • Lilibeth Fermin, Lauren Lobaugh, K Gage Parr, and Morgan Currie.
    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Department of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida.
    • Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2024 Dec 1; 37 (6): 683688683-688.

    Purpose Of ReviewTo explore the collaboration between human factors (HFs) experts and clinicians in order to improve perioperative patient safety.Recent FindingsRecent recommendations to integrate human factors into anesthesia in the United Kingdom emphasizes the value of applying disciplines outside of medicine to optimize the patient experience.SummaryHuman factors engineering is underutilized worldwide. Patient safety would benefit from collaboration with HF experts to design resilient systems. Healthcare organizations must consider HF to develop and implement user-centered solutions to improve safety for patients and professionals.Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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