Table 1. Findings from qualitative, inductive analysis of semi-structured interviews with 16 stakeholders directly or indirectly involved with pediatric perioperative care.
Stakeholder | Needs | Design implications |
---|---|---|
Managing anesthesiologists |
• To compare variation between anesthesiologists
• To quantify impact of interventions |
• Comparisons that account for differences in case mix • Track practice relative to outcomes over time |
Practicing anesthesiologists |
• To compare their practice to general distribution
• Privacy • To connect practice to outcomes |
• Comparisons that account for differences in case mix • Anonymization • Graph axes relating opioid-use patterns to patient outcomes |
Surgeons | • To understand patient outcome patterns for nausea and vomiting | • Analysis and visualization of anti-nausea and naloxone medication patterns |
Data analysts for anesthesia department | • A tool that is easy to update and maintain | • Code that is streamlined and well commented |
PACU nurses | • Visualization of first-conscious pain score (FCPS) distributions | • Compare FCPS by provider |
Abbreviations: FCPS, first-conscious pain score; PACU, post-anesthesia care unit.