2011
Feasibility Evaluation of Smart Stretcher to Improve Patient Safety during Transfers
Ohashi K, Kurihara Y, Watanabe K, Ohno-Machado L, Tanaka H. Feasibility Evaluation of Smart Stretcher to Improve Patient Safety during Transfers. Methods Of Information In Medicine 2011, 50: 253-264. PMID: 21057715, DOI: 10.3414/me0616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApneaBedsEvaluation Studies as TopicFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMedical ErrorsPatient TransferSafety ManagementWireless TechnologyConceptsSmart StretcherWireless networksIntelligent alarm systemWireless sensor networksNetwork-based systemZigBee wireless networkVital sign sensorsSensor networksRFID technologyIndoor positioning systemPatient IDPatient identification systemPatient's vital signsIdentification systemSimulated hospital environmentReal timeAlarm systemType pressure sensorApnea detectionFeasibility experimentsNetworkPressure sensorPositioning systemTechnical feasibility studySubjective evaluation
2010
Smart medical environment at the point of care: Auto-tracking clinical interventions at the bed side using RFID technology
Ohashi K, Ota S, Ohno-Machado L, Tanaka H. Smart medical environment at the point of care: Auto-tracking clinical interventions at the bed side using RFID technology. Computers In Biology And Medicine 2010, 40: 545-554. PMID: 20471637, DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2010.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical interventionsPatient safety measuresMedical errorsMedication typeBlood testsPoint of careMedication dataMisidentification of patientsNurses' evaluationsNurse workloadDrug AdministrationClinical situationsPatient's bedsideMedical staffBCMA systemBed sideInterventionPatientsSignificant reductionNursesPatient IDSafety measuresMedicationsMedical environmentAdministration
2008
Validation of an Automated Safety Surveillance System with Prospective, Randomized Trial Data
Matheny M, Morrow D, Ohno-Machado L, Cannon C, Sabatine M, Resnic F. Validation of an Automated Safety Surveillance System with Prospective, Randomized Trial Data. Medical Decision Making 2008, 29: 247-256. PMID: 19015285, PMCID: PMC2743924, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x08327110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremData Interpretation, StatisticalDecision Support TechniquesFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesMulticenter Studies as TopicMyocardial InfarctionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSafety ManagementSentinel SurveillanceConceptsIntervention armMortality rateEvent ratesTrial BTrial AMajor bleeding ratesOutcomes Surveillance SystemIntracranial hemorrhage rateCumulative event rateRandomized trial dataEvent-rate analysisSafety surveillance systemSurveillance systemAdverse eventsMulticenter trialHemorrhage rateMonth 14Bleeding rateControl armClinical trialsTrial B.Trial dataTrialsObserved event ratesMonths