Intelligent checklists improve checklist compliance in the intensive care unit: a prospective before-and-after mixed-method study.

Journal: British journal of anaesthesia
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We examined whether a context and process-sensitive 'intelligent' checklist increases compliance with best practice compared with a paper checklist during intensive care ward rounds.

Authors

  • Ashley J R De Bie
    Department of Internal Medicine, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Electronic address: ashleydebiedekker@gmail.com.
  • Eveline Mestrom
    Department of Internal Medicine, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care Unit, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Wilma Compagner
    Healthcare Intelligence, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Shan Nan
    Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
  • Lenneke van Genugten
    Department of Brain, Behaviour and Cognition, Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Kiran Dellimore
    Department of Patient Care and Measurements, Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Jacco Eerden
    Department of Philips Design, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Steffen van Leeuwen
    Department of Philips CTO, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Harald van de Pol
    Healthcare Intelligence, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Franklin Schuling
    Department of Philips CTO, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Xudong Lu
    The College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
  • Alexander J G H Bindels
    Department of Intensive Care Unit, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Arthur R A Bouwman
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Department of Anaesthesiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • Erik H H M Korsten
    Department of Intensive Care Unit, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Healthcare Intelligence, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.