Cognitive engineering to improve patient safety and outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery

Marco A. Zenati; Lauren Kennedy-Metz; Roger D. Dias

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Cognitive engineering to improve patient safety and outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery

December 4, 2019

Zenati MA, Kennedy-Metz L, Dias RD. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019.

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Cognitive engineering (CE) in healthcare explores the environmental complexities and physical demands on providers that may contribute to medical errors. This article discusses cognitive engineering strategies that can be applied to cardiothoracic surgery to improve patient safety. Strategies include automated cognition, team performance sensor-based measurement systems and computer vision for team monitoring.

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