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A survey of anesthesiologists' and nurses' attitudes toward the implementation of an Anesthesia Information Management System on a labor and delivery floor.
- Source :
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International journal of obstetric anesthesia [Int J Obstet Anesth] 2009 Jan; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 22-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 09. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Background: An anesthesia information management system (AIMS) is most frequently used in the operating room, but not on labor and delivery (L&D). The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of an AIMS on L&D and the attitudes of practitioners (anesthesiologists and nurses) toward the system.<br />Methods: The anesthesiology survey focused on satisfaction with the L&D AIMS, comparison of the L&D AIMS with a handwritten anesthesia record, and comparison of the L&D AIMS with the operating room AIMS. The nursing survey focused on nursing satisfaction with the L&D AIMS and comparison of the L&D AIMS with a handwritten anesthesia record.<br />Results: Most anesthesiologists (76%) were satisfied with the L&D AIMS and 73% would not want to revert back to the paper record. However, most anesthesiologists felt the operating room AIMS was either superior or equal to the L&D AIMS. Although few nurses (4%) preferred the anesthesiologists revert back to the handwritten record overall, the nurses were neutral in their assessment of the AIMS. Most of the criticism related to the location of the system; 56% believed it was not in a convenient location and 74% thought the AIMS equipment "got in their way".<br />Conclusions: Overall, the anesthesiologists and nurses are satisfied with the L&D AIMS and would not want to switch back to a handwritten record. We conclude that AIMS should not be limited to the operating room setting and can successfully be used in L&D.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Anesthesiology statistics & numerical data
Attitude of Health Personnel
Delivery Rooms
Hospital Information Systems statistics & numerical data
Medical Records Systems, Computerized organization & administration
Medical Records Systems, Computerized statistics & numerical data
Nurse Anesthetists psychology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-3374
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of obstetric anesthesia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18848442
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.05.007