Publications by authors named "Birgit Quinzio"
Objective: While developing the patient data management system ICUData in close cooperation with the software company (IMESO GmbH, Hüttenberg, Germany), a therapeutic guideline assistance system for empiric antimicrobial therapy in ICU (called "Antibiotic Wizard") could be introduced and integrated into the existing software. After its introduction into clinical routine, the first version was to be tested, checked for usability and compared to other software products with the help of the IsoMetrics(s) inventory (based on the EN ISO 9241-10 for computer-assisted workflows).
Methods: Half a year after introducing the "Antibiotic Wizard" in the ICUs, 40 physicians from different specialties at different levels of training were surveyed in order to detect deficiencies in the use of the program.
Background: At the University Hospital Giessen, an anesthesia information management system (AIMS) is used for online record keeping of perioperative patient care, but preoperative anaesthesia assessments were still being recorded on paper and subsequently entered into the AIMS. Personal digital assistants (PDAs) seem to be useful instruments to establish a seamless digital anesthesiological documentation.
Objectives: We decided to implement a solution for direct integration of data gathered during the preoperative assessment into the existing data management infrastructure.