Ergonomic usability testing of operating room devices

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 132, Issue , 2008, Pages 147-152

  Hallbeck, M S ^a   Koneczny, S ^b   Buchel D ^b   Matern, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Medical errors; Usability testing

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; OPERATING ROOMS; USABILITY ENGINEERING; USER CENTERED DESIGN; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DEVICE DESIGN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MEDICAL DEVICES; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS; USABILITY TESTING;

ERRORS;

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; UNITED STATES;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44249102815     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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