Workflow in interventional radiology: uterine fibroid embolization (UFE)

被引：1

作者：

Lindisch, David ^{[1
]}

Neumuth, Thomas ^{[2
]}

Burgert, Oliver ^{[2
]}

Spies, James ^{[3
]}

Cleary, Kevin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Georgetown Univ, Dept Radiol, Imaging Sci & Informat Syst, 2115 Wisconsin Ave NW,Suite 603, Washington, DC 20007 USA

[2] Univ Leipzig, Innovat Ctr Comp Assisted Surg ICCA, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

[3] Georgetown Univ Hosp, Dept Radiol, Washington, DC 20007 USA

来源：

MEDICAL IMAGING 2008: PACS AND IMAGING INFORMATICS | 2008年 / 6919卷

关键词：

surgical workflow; workflow optimization; interventional radiology;

D O I：

10.1117/12.772355

中图分类号：

R318 [生物医学工程];

学科分类号：

0831 ;

摘要：

Workflow analysis can be used to record the steps taken during clinical interventions with the goal of identifying bottlenecks and streamlining the procedure efficiency. In this study, we recorded the workflow for uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) procedures in the interventional radiology suite at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, USA. We employed a custom client/server software architecture developed by the Innovation Center for Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS) at the University of Leipzig, Germany. This software runs in a JAVA environment and enables an observer to record the actions taken by the physician and surgical team during these interventions. The data recorded is stored as an XML document, which can then be further processed. We recorded data from 30 patients and found a mean intervention time of 01:49:46 (+/- 16:04) minutes. The critical intervention step, the embolization, had a mean time of 00: 15:42 (+/- 05:49) minutes, which was only 15% of the total intervention time.

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