NICU in Vienna, Austria

Neonatal Intenstive Care Unit (NICU) of the Medical University of Vienna

Type of recording

• Fixed cameras and wearable devices in delivery room and in NICU environment

• Audio-visual identifiable images of infant and providers

• Delivery room management (including PBCC), respiratory management, CVC/PICC, NVC, Omaya puncture, pleural catheter, lumbar puncture, LISA, surgical intervention

• Equipment: Tobii Pro Glasses 2 and 3 eye-tracking glasses (Tobii, Stockholm, Sweden), VPS 19 glasses (ViewPoint System, Vienna, Austria), GoPro (San Mateo CA, US)

Patient consent

• Patients are not asked for consent, but they do receive a consent questionnaire with an opt-out option

Provider consent

• Verbal provider consent is obtained

Use of recordings

• For multidisciplinary review with providers

• For parental review

• Recordings are not part of the medical record of the patient

• Recordings are used for quality improvement

Storage

• Recordings are deintified on password coded study team computer that is only accessible for study members

If you have any questions, regarding this approach, feel free to contact this experienced center at [email protected]

Pros

• Innovative quality improvement

• Good acceptance of providers

Cons

• Privacy approvement and obtaining consent is challenging