Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
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Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim · Dec 2018
A Pilot Project Using Eye-Tracking Technology to Design a Standardised Anaesthesia Workspace.
Maximising safe handoff procedures ensures patient safety. Anaesthesiology practices have primarily focused on developing better communication tools. However, these tools tend to ignore the physical layout of the anaesthesia workspace itself. Standardising the anaesthesia workspace has the potential to improve patient safety. The design process should incorporate end user feedback and objective data. ⋯ Gaze fixation analyses showed that anaesthesiologists identified locations for the laryngoscope and propofol within easy reach and emergency medications further away. Because eye tracking can provide objective data to influence the design process, it may be useful when developing standardised anaesthesia workspace templates for individual practices.