Publications

Selected Papers and Presentations

• Anton, N., Hornbeck, T., Modlin, S., Haque, M. M., Crites, M., & Yu, D. (2021). Identifying factors that nurses consider in the decision-making process related to patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plos one, 16(7), e0254077. 

• Cha, J. S. & Yu, D. (2021). Objective Measures of Surgeon Non-Technical Skills in Surgery: A Scoping Review. Human Factors
• Yu, D., Obuseh, M., & DeLaurentis, P. (2021). Quantifying the Impact of Infusion Alerts and Alarms on Nursing Workflows: A Retrospective Analysis. Applied Clinical Informatics, 12(03), 528-538.
• Asadi, H., Monfared, S. M, Athanasiadis, D. M, Stefanidis, D., & Yu, D. (2021). Continuous, Integrated Sensors for Predicting Fatigue during Non-repetitive Work: Demonstration of Technique in the Operating Room. Ergonomics, 1-14
• Liang, N., Yang, J., Yu, D., Prakah-Asante, K.O., Curry, R., Blommer, M., Swaminathan, R., & Pitts, B.J. (2021). Using Eye-Tracking to Investigate the Effects of Pre-Takeover Visual Engagement on Situation Awareness During Automated Driving. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 157, 106143
• Athanasiadis, D., Monfared, S., Asadi, H., Colgate, C., Yu, D., & Stefanidis, D. (2021). Surgical Trainees Have Similar Ergonomic Risk in the Operating Room as Experienced Surgeons. Surgery. 169(3), 496-501
  • Most Read Surgery paper of the Feb 15, 2021 weekend
• Ostovari, M., Liu, S., Yih, Y., & Yu, D. (2021). Understanding Local Health Departments Decision to Pursue/Defer the Accreditation: A Mixed-Method Systems Thinking Approach. IISE Transaction on Healthcare Systems Engineering. 11(1), 70-78.
• Zhang, T., Yang, J., Liang, N., Pitts, B., Prakah-Asante, K., Curry, R., Duerstock, B., Wachs, J., & Yu, D. (2020). Physiological Measurements of Situation Awareness: A Systematic Review. Human Factors. 
  • ​Top 30 in journal’s most read list over the last 6 months
• Wu, C. , Cha, J., Sulek, J., Sundaram, C. P., Wachs, J., Proctor, R. W., & Yu, D. (2020). Sensor-based indicators of performance changes between sessions during robotic surgery training. Applied ergonomics, 90, 103251.
• Abebe, E., Scanlon, M. C., Chen, H., & Yu, D. (2020). Complexity of Documentation Needs for Children With Medical Complexity: Implications for Hospital Providers. Hospital Pediatrics, 10(8), 670-678.
• Asadi, H., Zhou, G., Lee, J. J., Aggarwal, V., & Yu, D. (2020). A computer vision approach for classifying isometric grip force exertion levels. Ergonomics, 63(8), 1010-1026. 
• Zhou, T., Cha, J. S., Gonzalez, G., Wachs, J. P., Sundaram, C. P., & Yu, D. (2020). Multimodal Physiological Signals for Workload Prediction in Robot-assisted Surgery. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (THRI), 9(2), 1-26.
• Cha, J. S., Monfared, S. M, Stefanidis, D., Nussbaum, M. A., & Yu, D. (2020). Supporting Surgical Teams: Identifying Needs and Barriers for Exoskeleton Implementation in the Operating Room. Human Factors, 62(3), 377–390.
  • Interviewed for: Burling, Stacey. “Surgeons Are Talking about a Once-Taboo Topic: Their Own Pain from Operating.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 19 Dec. 2019, www.inquirer.com/health/surgeons-ergonomic-pain-work-related-20191218.html  
• Yu, D., Antonik, C., Webber, F., Watz, E., & Bennett Jr, W. (2019). Multi-modal physiological sensing approach for distinguishing high workload events in remotely piloted aircraft simulation. Human-Intelligent Systems Integration. 1, 89-99
  • Article invited for the Special Issue on “Human-Autonomy Teaming in Military Contexts”
• Wu, C., Cha, J., Sulek, J., Zhou, T., Sundaram, C. P., Wachs, J., & Yu, D. (2019). Eye-Tracking Metrics Predict Perceived Workload in Robotic Surgical Skills Training. Human factors, 62(8), 1365-1386.
  • Top 30 in journal’s most read list over the last 6 months
• Ostovari, M., & Yu, D. (2019). Impact of care provider network characteristics on patient outcomes: Usage of social network analysis and a multi-scale community detection. PloS one, 14(9), e0222016.
• Peng, Y., Anton, N. E., Cha, J., Mizota, T., Hennings, J. M., Stambro, R., Rendina, M.A., Stanton-Maxey, K.J., Stefanidis, D., & Yu, D. (2019). Objective Measures of Communication Behavior Predict Clinical Performance. Journal of surgical education, 76(5), 1337-1347.
• Delaurentis, P., Walroth, T. A., Fritschle, A. C., Yu, D., Hong, J. E. G, Yih, Y., & Fuller, J. (2019). Stakeholder perceptions of smart infusion pumps and drug library updates: A multisite, interdisciplinary study. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 76(17), 1281-1287.
• Ostovari, M., Steele-Morris, C.-J., Griffin, P. M., & Yu, D. (2019). Data-driven modeling of diabetes care teams using social network analysis. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 26(10), 911-919.
• Xie, S., Ye, Q., Katare, B., Yu, D., & Yih, Y. (2019). Longitudinal Patterns of Employee High-deductible Health Plan Choices. IISE Transaction on Healthcare Systems Engineering. 9(3), 292-298.
• Asadi, H., Yu, D., & Mott, J. H. (2019). Risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in airline maintenance, repair & overhaul. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 70, 107-115.
• Cha, J. S., Anton, N. E., Mizota, T., Hennings, J. M., Rendina, M. A., Stanton-Maxey, K., Ritter, H., Stefanidis, D., & Yu, D. (2018). Use of non-technical skills can predict medical student performance in acute care simulated scenarios. The American journal of surgery. 217(2), 323-328.
• Ostovari, M., Yu, D., Yih, Y., & Steele-Morris, C. J. (2017). Impact of an Onsite Clinic on Utilization of Preventive Services. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59(7), 615-623. 
• Yu., D., Dural, C., Morrow, M., Yang, M., Collins, J., Hallbeck, S., Kjellman, M., & Forsman, M. (2016). Intraoperative workload in robotic surgery assessed by wearable motion tracking sensors and questionnaires. Surgical Endoscopy. PMID: 27495330
• Yu, D., Xu, X., & Lin, J.-H. (2017). Impact of posture choice on one-handed pull strength variations at low, waist, and overhead pulling heights. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics,64, 226-234.
• Yu, D., Lowndes, B., Morrow, M., Kaufman, K., Hallbeck, M.S., & Bingener, J. (2015). Impact of a novel laparoscopic tool on wrist ergonomics and surgeon performance. Surgical Endoscopy, 30(8), 3480-3490.
• Yu, D., Blocker, R. C., Sir, M. Y., Hallbeck, M. S., Hellmich, T. R., Cohen, T., . . . Pasupathy, K. S. (2016). Intelligent Emergency Department: Validation of Sociometers to Study Workload. Journal of Medical System, 40(3), 1-12. 
• Yu, D., Green, C., Kasten, S. J., Sackllah, M. E., & Armstrong, T. J. (2016). Effect of alternative video displays on postures, perceived effort, and performance during microsurgery skill tasks. Applied ergonomics, 53, Part A,281-289. 
• Park, A. E., Zahiri, H. R., Hallbeck, M. S., Augenstein, V., Sutton, E., Yu, D., ... & Bingener, J. (2016). Intraoperative" Micro Breaks" With Targeted Stretching Enhance Surgeon Physical Function and Mental Focus: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Annals of surgery,265(2), 340-346.
• Lowndes, B., Thiels, C. A., Habermann, E. B., Bingener, J., Hallbeck, S., & Yu, D. (2016). Impact of patient factors on operative duration during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Evaluation from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database. The American journal of surgery.
• Yu, D., Lowndes, B., Thiels, C., Bingener, J., Abdelrahman, A., Lyons, R., & Hallbeck, S. (2016). Quantifying Intraoperative Workloads Across the Surgical Team Roles: Room for Better Balance? World J Surg. doi:10.1007/s00268-016-3449-6
• Yu, D., Minter, R. M., Armstrong, T. J., Frischknecht, A. C., Green, C., & Kasten, S. J. (2014). Identification of technique variations among microvascular surgeons and cases using hierarchical task analysis. Ergonomics, 57(2), 219-235. DOI:10.1080/00140139.2014.884244. PMID: 24521243