Mediated interruptions of anaesthesia providers using predictions of workload from anaesthesia information management system data

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 803-812

  Epstein, R H ^a   Dexter, F ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anaesthesia information systems; Mediated interruptions; Task timing; Workload

Indexed keywords

ANAESTHESIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; INCISION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTUBATION; OPERATING ROOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84866528842     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000508     Document Type: Article

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