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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Faster Time to Treatment Decision of Viscoelastic Coagulation Test Results through Improved Perception with the Animated Visual Clot: A Multicenter Comparative Eye-Tracking Study.

Clara Castellucci, Julia Braun, Sadiq Said, Tadzio Raoul Roche, Christoph B Nöthiger, Donat R Spahn, David W Tscholl, Samira Akbas

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Clara CastellucciInstitute of Anesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Julia BraunDepartment of Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland.
Sadiq SaidInstitute of Anesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2037-4766
Tadzio Raoul RocheInstitute of Anesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Christoph B NöthigerInstitute of Anesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0336-1421
Donat R SpahnInstitute of Anesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
David W TschollInstitute of Anesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3677-3705
Samira AkbasInstitute of Anesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7692-4718

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Abstract

As the interpretation of viscoelastic coagulation test results remains challenging, we created Visual Clot, an animated blood clot aiming to facilitate raw rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) parameters. This study investigated anesthesia personnel’s cognitive processing in managing simulated bleeding scenarios using eye-tracking technology. This multicenter, international, computer-based study across five large, central European hospitals included 35 participants with minimal to no prior experience interpreting viscoelastic test results. Using eye-tracking technology and an iPad tagged with quick response codes, we defined the time to treatment decision and the time on screen surface in seconds of correctly solved scenarios as our outcomes. The median time to treatment decision was 52 s for Visual Clot and 205 s for ROTEM (p < 0.0001). The probability of solving the scenario correctly was more than 8 times higher when using Visual Clot than when using ROTEM (Hazard ratio [HR] 8.54, 95% CI from 6.5 to 11.21; p < 0.0001). Out of 194 correctly answered scenarios of participants with the eye-tracker, 154 (79.4%) were solved with Visual Clot and 40 (20.6%) with ROTEM. Participants spent on average 30 s less looking at the screen surface with Visual Clot compared to ROTEM (Coefficient −30.74 s, 95% CI from −39.27 to −22.27; p < 0.0001). For a comparison of the two modalities in terms of information transfer, we calculated the percentage of time on the screen surface of the overall time to treatment decision, which with Visual Clot was 14 percentage points shorter than with ROTEM (Coefficient −14.55, 95% CI from −20.05 to −9.12; p < 0.0001). Visual Clot seems to improve perception and detection of coagulopathies and leads to earlier initiation of the appropriate treatment. In a high-pressure working environment such as the operating and the resuscitation room, correct and timely decisions regarding bleeding management may have a relevant impact on patients’ outcomes.

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avatarblood coagulationeye-trackingpoint-of-carerotational thromboelastometryviscoelastic testVisual Clotvisual perception

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