The impact of PACS on clinician work practices in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess evidence of the impact of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) on clinicians' work practices in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods

We searched Medline, Pre-Medline, CINAHL, Embase, and the SPIE Digital Library databases for English-language publications between 1980 and September 2010 using Medical Subject Headings terms and keywords.

Results

Eleven studies from the USA and UK were included. All studies measured aspects of time associated with the introduction of PACS, namely the availability of images, the time a physician took to review an image, and changes in viewing patterns. Seven studies examined the impact on clinical decision-making, with the majority measuring the time to image-based clinical action. The effect of PACS o

SUBMITTER: Hains IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3384105 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature