Opportunities for Improved Device Design Based on Central Line Placement Practices: Contextual Inquiry Study

Mary Beth Privitera   ¹ , BSID, MDES, PhD ;   Sameer Khan   ² , MD ;   Bilal Irfan   ^{3, 4} , MS ;   Shayan Ali   ^{5, 6} ;   Cecelia Arredondo   ⁷ , MDES ;   Kyrsten Sanderson   ⁷ , MDES ;   Jordan Bonomo   ⁸ , MD

¹ University of Cincinnati, Know Why Design, LLC, Mason, OH, United States

² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA, United States

³ Department of Epidemiology, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

⁴ Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ Neuroscience Department, Austin College, Sherman, TX, United States

⁶ North Texas Medical Research Institute, Rockwell, TX, United States

⁷ School of Design, College of Design, Art, Architecture & Planning, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States

⁸ Section Chief, Critical Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Neurology, NeuroCritical Care, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States