A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement
Integrating advanced technologies like medical devices in healthcare is crucial for addressing critical challenges, but patient safety must remain the top priority. In modern clinical settings, medical devices, such as infusion devices used to administer fluids and drugs, carry risks from use errors...
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| author | Laura Herrero Marina Cano Raj Ratwani Laura Sánchez Blanca Sánchez Ramón Sancibrián Galo Peralta |
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| description | Integrating advanced technologies like medical devices in healthcare is crucial for addressing critical challenges, but patient safety must remain the top priority. In modern clinical settings, medical devices, such as infusion devices used to administer fluids and drugs, carry risks from use errors, requiring a focus on usability and human factors engineering (HFE). Despite the significance of integrating HFE into technology selection processes, it is often overlooked. A review of five key articles demonstrates how applying HFE principles in procurement strategies can enhance device usability and patient safety. Although designed to reduce medication errors, infusion devices can still cause over-infusion or delays, indicating the need for improved safety features that must be considered in the context of sociotechnical systems. The reviewed studies suggest incorporating HFE in design, purchasing, and implementation to address these issues. The studies highlight various HFE methodologies, showing a wide variation in design, deployment, interpretation, and reporting. This comprehensive examination underscores the importance of standardised evaluations to ensure safer and more effective medical devices, emphasizing the essential role of HFE in advancing patient safety within healthcare settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42ae7483d13546218057419099d683af2025-02-04T06:31:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Digital Health2673-253X2025-02-01710.3389/fdgth.2025.14254091425409A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurementLaura Herrero0Marina Cano1Raj Ratwani2Laura Sánchez3Blanca Sánchez4Ramón Sancibrián5Galo Peralta6Innovation Support Unit, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, SpainInnovation Support Unit, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, SpainMedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United StatesInnovation Support Unit, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, SpainClinical Pharmacology Service, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, SpainDepartment of Structural and Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, SpainInnovation Support Unit, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, SpainIntegrating advanced technologies like medical devices in healthcare is crucial for addressing critical challenges, but patient safety must remain the top priority. In modern clinical settings, medical devices, such as infusion devices used to administer fluids and drugs, carry risks from use errors, requiring a focus on usability and human factors engineering (HFE). Despite the significance of integrating HFE into technology selection processes, it is often overlooked. A review of five key articles demonstrates how applying HFE principles in procurement strategies can enhance device usability and patient safety. Although designed to reduce medication errors, infusion devices can still cause over-infusion or delays, indicating the need for improved safety features that must be considered in the context of sociotechnical systems. The reviewed studies suggest incorporating HFE in design, purchasing, and implementation to address these issues. The studies highlight various HFE methodologies, showing a wide variation in design, deployment, interpretation, and reporting. This comprehensive examination underscores the importance of standardised evaluations to ensure safer and more effective medical devices, emphasizing the essential role of HFE in advancing patient safety within healthcare settings.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1425409/fullinfusion pumpspatient safetydecision makingorganizationalpurchasinghospitals |
| spellingShingle | Laura Herrero Marina Cano Raj Ratwani Laura Sánchez Blanca Sánchez Ramón Sancibrián Galo Peralta A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement Frontiers in Digital Health infusion pumps patient safety decision making organizational purchasing hospitals |
| title | A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement |
| title_full | A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement |
| title_fullStr | A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement |
| title_short | A review of human factors and infusion pumps: lessons for procurement |
| title_sort | review of human factors and infusion pumps lessons for procurement |
| topic | infusion pumps patient safety decision making organizational purchasing hospitals |
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