Human factors and ergonomics to improve performance in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic

Valentina Della Torre; Flavio E. Nacul; Peter Rosseel; Heather Baid; Kaushik Bhowmick; Piotr Szawarski; Tapas K. Sahoo; Tughan Utku; Adrian Wong; Manu L.N.G. Malbrain

doi:10.5114/ait.2021.105760

Human factors and ergonomics to improve performance in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic

Valentina Della Torre, Flavio E. Nacul, Peter Rosseel, Heather Baid, Kaushik Bhowmick, Piotr Szawarski, Tapas K. Sahoo, Tughan Utku, Adrian Wong, Manu L.N.G. Malbrain

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the very elements of human factors and ergonomics (HFE) to their maximum. HFE is an established scientific discipline that studies the interrelationship between humans, equipment, and the work environment. HFE includes situation awareness, decision making, communication, team working, leadership, managing stress, and coping with fatigue, empathy, and resilience. The main objective of HF is to optimise the interaction of humans with their work environment and technical equipment in order to maximise patient safety and efficiency of care. This paper reviews the importance of HFE in helping intensivists and all the multidisciplinary ICU teams to deliver high-quality care to patients in crisis situations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	265-270
Number of pages	6
Journal	Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
Volume	53
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5114/ait.2021.105760
Publication status	Published - 13 May 2021

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Keywords

COVID-19
pandemic
intensive care
human factors
resilience
leadership
Leadership
Intensive care
COViD-19
Human factors
Pandemic
Resilience

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