Effects of colour-coded compartmentalised syringe trays on anaesthetic drug error detection under cognitive load
Authors' conclusion
Colour coding and compartmentalisation enhanced visual search efficacy of drug trays.
Study context
- Population
- Participants performing simulated anaesthetic drug error detection under cognitive load36 trials each
- Participants
- 53 participants
- Comparison
- Colour-coded compartmentalised trays vs conventional trays
- Outcome
- Drug-detection error (syringe error detection)
Methodological detailscounterbalanced, within-participant, simulated visual search task with cognitive load memory task
- Counterbalanced
- Within-participant
- Simulated visual search task with cognitive load memory task
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Syringe errors detected
P = 0.006
Further findings
| Outcome | Colour-coded | Conventional | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity to the error signal (signal detection analysis) | 2.28 | 1.50 | P < 0.001 |
| Correlation of confidence with task performance (metacognitive sensitivity) | 0.696 | 0.447 |
Original publication
Effects of colour-coded compartmentalised syringe trays on anaesthetic drug error detection under cognitive load. Br J Anaesth. Published 9 February 2024. doi:10.
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