BACKGROUND
Critical care patients require constant monitoring of their vital signs and test results; however, gathering these data can be challenging. However, studies have indicated that visualization dashboards can enhance situational awareness by streamlining data collection, reducing difficulties, and minimizing errors.
OBJECTIVE
We developed a bedside display that enables rapid and accurate access to the information required for critical care.
METHODS
Only critical care data from the existing system were extracted and reconfigured onto a bedside display to avoid costly and time-consuming electronic health records (EHR) transitions.
RESULTS
Real-time bedside display has four major benefits: improved data reliability during rounds, earlier accessibility for surgeons, quicker recognition of patient condition changes by nurses, and transition from paper to digital data collection and monitoring in the Intensive care unit (ICU).
CONCLUSIONS
Our approach to reuse EHR data to support critical care management offers a new perspective that may be replicated in other facilities.
CLINICALTRIAL
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