Anesthesia Information Management Systems
(last updated 06/09/08 )

Click here  for an annotated bibliography of the AIMS articles, below,  arranged by topic.
 

2008

Grant C, Ludbrook G, Hampson EA, Semenov R, Willis R. Adverse physiological events under anaesthesia and sedation: a pilot audit of electronic patient records. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care 36: 222-229, 2008

Kooij FO, Klok T, Hollmann MW, Kal JE. Decision support increases guideline adherence for prescribing postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis. Anesthesia & Analgesia 106: 893-898, 2008

Sandberg WS, Sandberg EH, Seim AR, Anupama S, Ehrenfeld JM, Spring SF, Walsh L. Real-time checking of electronic anesthesia records for documentation errors and automatically text messaging clinicians improves quality of documentation. Anesthesia & Anesthesia 106:192-201, 2008

2007

Dexter F, Willemsen-Dunlap A, Lee JD. Operating room managerial decision-making on the day of surgery with and without computer recommendations and status displays. Anesthesia & Analgesia 105:419-429, 2007

Driscoll WD, Columbia MA, Peterfreund RA. An observational study of anesthesia record completeness using an anesthesia information management system. Anesthesia & Analgesia 104:1454-1461, 2007

Egan MT, Sandberg WS. Auto identification technology and its impact on patient safety in the Operating Room of the Future. Surgical Innovation 14:41-51, 2007

Epstein RH, Vigoda MM, Feinstein DM. Anesthesia information management systems: a survey of current implementation policies and practices. Anesthesia & Analgesia 105:405–411, 2007

Epstein RH, Gratch DM, Grunwald Z. Development of a drug diversion surveillance system based on an analysis of atypical drug transactions. Anesthesia & Analgesia 105:1053-1060, 2007

Kheterpal S, Gupta R, Blum JM, Tremper KK, O'Reilly M, Kazanjian PE. Electronic reminders improve procedure documentation compliance and professional fee reimbursement. Anesthesia & Analgesia 104:592-597, 2007

Spring SF, Sandberg WS, Anupama S, Walsh JL, Driscoll WD, Raines DE. Automated documentation error detection and notification improves anesthesia billing performance. Anesthesiology 106:157-163, 2007

Vigoda MM, Gencorelli FJ, Lubarsky DA. Discrepancies in medication entries between anesthetic and pharmacy records using electronic databases. Anesthesia & Analgesia 105:1061-1065, 2007

Wax DB, Beilin Y, Levin M, Chadha N, Krol M, Reich DL. The effect of an interactive visual reminder in an anesthesia information management system on timeliness of prophylactic antibiotic administration. Anesthesia & Analgesia 104:1462-1466, 2007

2006

Nemeth C, O’Connor M, Klock PA, Cook R. Discovering healthcare cognition: the use of cognitive artifacts to reveal cognitive work. Organization Studies 27:1011-1035, 2006

O’Reilly M, Talsma A, VanRiper S, Kheterpal S, Burney R. An anesthesia information system designed to provide physician-specific feedback improves timely administration of prophylactic antibiotics. Anesthesia & Analgesia 103:908-912, 2006

Reich DL, Kahn RA, Wax D, Palvia T, Galati M, Krol M. Development of a module for point-of-care charge capture and submission using an anesthesia information management system. Anesthesiology 105:179–186, 2006

Vigoda MM, Lubarsky DA. Failure to recognize loss of incoming data in an anesthesia record-keeping system may have increased medical liability. Anesthesia & Analgesia 102:1798-1802, 2006

Vigoda MM, Lubarsky DA. The medicolegal importance of enhancing timeliness of documentation when using an anesthesia information system and the response to automated feedback in an academic practice. Anesthesia & Analgesia 103:131-136, 2006

Vigoda MM, Gencorelli F, Lubarsky DA. Changing medical group behaviors: increasing the rate of documentation of quality assurance events using an anesthesia information system. Anesthesia & Analgesia 103:390-395, 2006

2005

Xiao Y, Hu P, Hao H, Ho D, Dexter F, Mackenzie CF, Seagull FJ, Dutton R. Algorithm for processing vital sign monitoring data to remotely identify operating room occupancy in real-time. Anesthesia & Analgesia 101:823–829, 2005

2003

Dexter F, Epstein R. Optimizing second shift OR staffing. AORN Journal 77:825-830, 2003

2002

Junger A, Benson M, Quinzio L, Michel A, Sciuk G, Brammen D, Marquardt K, Hempelmann G. An Anesthesia Information Management System as a tool for controlling resource management of operating rooms. Methods of Information in Medicine 41:81-85, 2002

1998

Dexter F, Penning DH, Lubarsky DA, DeLong E, Sanderson I, Gilbert BC, Bell E, Reves JG. Use of an automated anesthesia information system to determine reference limits for vital signs during cesarean section. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 14:491-98, 1998

1997

Lubarsky DA, Sanderson IC, Gilbert WC, King KP, Ginsberg B, Dear GL, Coleman RL, Pafford TD, Reves JG. Using an anesthesia information management system as a cost containment tool. Description and validation. Anesthesiology 86:1161–1169, 1997