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Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station

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Humphrey, LM; DoVan, M; Paine, S; Fitzpatrick, K; Yates, H; McCullough, K; Ravin, CE
Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
May 15, 1994

Almost three years ago we conducted a study to assess the impact of digital viewing stations in intensive care units. Two intensive care units, the MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) and the SICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit) were studied. The results demonstrated that clinicians in the SICU (with digital viewing capability) were 9'/2 times more likely to view exam results within an hour than those in the MICU (without digital display) were to receive any kind of notification of the exam results within an hour. Some of the differences observed between the two units were attributed to the differences in operation. In an effort to determine the portion of the differences attributable to differences in operation of the two units, another study was performed in the MICU after a digital viewing station was installed. These results were compared with the results obtained before the digital viewing stations were installed. Results have shown that there is no statistical difference in the times within which the exams are viewed for the two cases.

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

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1996-756X

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0277-786X

Publication Date

May 15, 1994

Volume

2165

Start / End Page

452 / 455

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering
 

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Humphrey, L. M., DoVan, M., Paine, S., Fitzpatrick, K., Yates, H., McCullough, K., & Ravin, C. E. (1994). Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Vol. 2165, pp. 452–455). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174332
Humphrey, L. M., M. DoVan, S. Paine, K. Fitzpatrick, H. Yates, K. McCullough, and C. E. Ravin. “Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station.” In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2165:452–55, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174332.
Humphrey LM, DoVan M, Paine S, Fitzpatrick K, Yates H, McCullough K, et al. Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station. In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1994. p. 452–5.
Humphrey, L. M., et al. “Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 2165, 1994, pp. 452–55. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.174332.
Humphrey LM, DoVan M, Paine S, Fitzpatrick K, Yates H, McCullough K, Ravin CE. Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 1994. p. 452–455.

Published In

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

DOI

EISSN

1996-756X

ISSN

0277-786X

Publication Date

May 15, 1994

Volume

2165

Start / End Page

452 / 455

Related Subject Headings

  • 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
  • 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
  • 4006 Communications engineering