Multi-dimensional surgical safety countermeasure system
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1. A method for updating information on a display during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
- collecting clinical data for a patient;
providing a checklist on a display in a surgical operating room, the checklist including audio prompts corresponding to particular stages of a surgical procedure being performed in the surgical operating room;
populating the checklist based on the clinical data of the patient, the checklist selected from a group of pre-stored checklists based upon the clinical data of the patient;
receiving commands from a member of a surgical team through the audio prompts of the checklist, the received commands corresponding to a particular stage of the surgical procedure;
automatically updating clinical data displayed on the display based upon the received commands, so that the clinical data displayed corresponds to a particular stage of the surgical procedure and to the received commands; and
automatically updating a physical characteristic of the surgical operating room.
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Abstract
A multi-dimensional surgical safety countermeasure system and method for using automated checklists to provide information to surgical staff in a surgical procedure. The system and method involve using checklists and receiving commands through the prompts of the checklists to update the information displayed on the display to guide the performance of a medical procedure.
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1. A method for updating information on a display during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
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collecting clinical data for a patient; providing a checklist on a display in a surgical operating room, the checklist including audio prompts corresponding to particular stages of a surgical procedure being performed in the surgical operating room; populating the checklist based on the clinical data of the patient, the checklist selected from a group of pre-stored checklists based upon the clinical data of the patient; receiving commands from a member of a surgical team through the audio prompts of the checklist, the received commands corresponding to a particular stage of the surgical procedure; automatically updating clinical data displayed on the display based upon the received commands, so that the clinical data displayed corresponds to a particular stage of the surgical procedure and to the received commands; and automatically updating a physical characteristic of the surgical operating room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for updating information on a display in a surgical operating room, the system comprising:
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a display configured to display clinical data for a patient; a checklist displayed on the display, the checklist including audio prompts corresponding to particular stages of a surgical procedure, the checklist being populated based on the clinical data of the patient, the checklist selected from a group of pre-stored checklists based upon the clinical data of the patient; software executing on a processor, the software tracking the particular stage of the surgical procedure via the checklist; and a receiver configured to receive commands from a member of a surgical team using the system, through the audio prompts of the checklist; wherein the software updates clinical data displayed on the display based upon the commands received from the member of the surgical team, so that the clinical data displayed corresponds to a particular stage of the surgical procedure and to the received commands; and wherein the software automatically updates a physical characteristic of the surgical operating room. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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