Interactive electronic textbook for anesthesia care providers
On-line Electronic Help (OLEH), an interactive electronic textbook, provides real-time access to critical anesthesia-related information. OLEH brings clinical decision support information where anesthesiologists need it most – right on the patient monitor screen while taking care of the patient – and contributing to error reduction and greater efficiencies with practical and more comprehensive knowledge upon which to base care decisions. OLEH is available in English only.
Setting a new standard for perioperative patient care
OLEH was developed by the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) to address the complexities of anesthesiology practice. As exclusive founding sponsor of the OLEH project, Philips Medical Systems worked with the ESA and OLEH’s authors to make this valuable decision-support tool available to anesthesiologists. OLEH runs on IntelliVue patient monitors, stand-alone PCs or dual display Philips IntelliVue Information Center.
Rich decision-support information at the point of care
OLEH is well referenced and documented for the highest standards of care. OLEH offers support resources related to:
- drugs
- perioperative considerations
- surgical specialties and sub-specialties
- fluids and electrolytes
- transfusion medicine
- intraoperative complications
- regional anesthesia
- post-anesthesia care (recovery)
- post-operative pain management
- emergency protocols (malignant hyperthermia,
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation, difficult intubation)
Accessible on IntelliVue patient monitors
OLEH’s intuitive user interface enables instant access to critical anesthesia-related information on Philips IntelliVue patient monitors even in emergency situations. OLEH appears on the monitor screen along with physiological data.
OLEH is delivered via portal technology, which uses the so-called Philips Tunneling Control Engine to prioritize physiological measurements, monitoring information, and alarm notifications.
Optimized for touch-screen use
The intuitive OLEH user interface has been designed specifically for touch-screen navigation, enabling quick access in cases of emergency. In lieu of touchscreen, use of mouse control is recommended.
Significant contributions to improved patient-safety in the operating room
Philips Medical Systems is committed to helping you maintain security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information through the medical technologies that create and manage this data.
References
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Berkenstadt H, Yusim Y, Ziv A, Livingstone D, Perel A. A point of care information system reduce the incidence of potentially life threatening mistakes
in simulated anesthesia scenarios. Anesthesiology 2003; 99: A1353.
Perel A. European Society develops On-Line Help system. Newsletter of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, 17:40, 2002.
Perel A. Improving patient safety by point of care information. Hospital Critical Care 3(1), 2003