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Impact of patient handover structure on neonatal perioperative safety by France, D. J., Slagle, J., Schremp, E., Moroz, S., Hatch, L. D., Grubb, P., Lorinc, A., Lehmann, C. U., Robinson, J., Crankshaw, M., Sullivan, M., Newman, T., Wallace, T., Weinger, M. B., Blakely, M. L.

“…Objective To compare the incidence, severity, preventability, and contributing factors of non-routine events— deviations from optimal care based on the…”
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Organisational culture: variation across hospitals and connection to patient safety climate by Speroff, T, Nwosu, S, Greevy, R, Weinger, M B, Talbot, T R, Wall, R J, Deshpande, J K, France, D J, Ely, E W, Burgess, H, Englebright, J, Williams, M V, Dittus, R S

“…Bureaucratic organisational culture is less favourable to quality improvement, whereas organisations with group (teamwork) culture are better aligned for…”
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The effect of electronic record keeping and transesophageal echocardiography on task distribution, workload, and vigilance during cardiac anesthesia by WEINGER, M. B, HERNDON, O. W, GABA, D. M

“…Electronic anesthesia record keeping (EARK) systems increasingly are used in the operating room, but studies have only recently begun to investigate their…”
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Ergonomic and human factors affecting anesthetic vigilance and monitoring performance in the operating room environment by WEINGER, M. B, ENGLUND, C. E

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An objective methodology for task analysis and workload assessment in anesthesia providers by WEINGER, M. B, HERNDON, O. W, ZORNOW, M. H, PAULUS, M. P, GABA, D. M, DALLEN, L. T

“…Administering anesthesia is a complex task in which either human or equipment failure can have disastrous consequences. An improved understanding of the nature…”
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Effect of antagonists selective for mu, delta and kappa opioid receptors on the reinforcing effects of heroin in rats by Negus, S S, Henriksen, S J, Mattox, A, Pasternak, G W, Portoghese, P S, Takemori, A E, Weinger, M B, Koob, G F

“…Antagonists selective for mu, delta and kappa-opioid receptors were evaluated for their effects on responding maintained by i.v. injections of heroin (60.0…”
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Incorporating human factors into the design of medical devices by Weinger, M B, Pantiskas, C, Wiklund, M E, Carstensen, P

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Visual display format affects the ability of anesthesiologists to detect acute physiologic changes : a laboratory study employing a clinical display simulator by KEERTI GURUSHANTHAIAH, WEINGER, M. B, ENGLUND, C. E

“…Anesthesiologists use data presented on visual displays to monitor patients' physiologic status. Although studies in nonmedical fields have suggested…”
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Vigilance, Boredom, and Sleepiness by WEINGER, M. B

“…A large number of factors can adversely affect anesthetic vigilance and other aspects of clinical performance. Factors that can influence clinical performance…”
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Anesthesia equipment and human error by WEINGER, M. B

“…Human error is an inevitable fact of anesthetic practice. The difference between a trivial event and an adverse patient outcome is the ability of the…”
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Dexmedetomidine does not modify the neuromuscular blocking action of vecuronium in the anaesthetized rat by Weinger, M B, Partridge, B L, Henry, A F

“…Dexmedetomidine is a new alpha 2 adrenergic agonist anaesthetic adjuvant. In animal studies, dexmedetomidine produced muscle flaccidity and prevented…”
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Quantitative description of the workload associated with airway management procedures by Weinger, Matthew B, Vredenburgh, Alison G, Schumann, Cynthia Mills, Macario, Alex, Williams, Kevin J, Kalsher, Michael J, Smith, Brian, Truong, Phuong C, Kim, Ann

“…Study Objectives: To measure the workload associated with specific airway management tasks. Setting and Intervention: Written survey instrument. Patients: 166…”
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Role of central mu, delta-1, and kappa-1 opioid receptors in opioid-induced muscle rigidity in the rat by VANKOVA, M. E, WEINGER, M. B, CHEN, D.-Y, BRONSON, J. B, MOTIS, V, KOOB, G. F

“…Opioids appear to produce their physiologic effects by binding to at least three types of opioid receptors, the mu (mu), delta (delta), and kappa (kappa)…”
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Dexmedetomidine, acting through central alpha-2 adrenoceptors, prevents opiate-induced muscle rigidity in the rat by WEINGER, M. B, SEGAL, I. S, MAZE, M

“…The highly-selective alpha-2 adrenergic agonist dexmedetomidine (D-MED) is capable of inducing muscle flaccidity and anesthesia in rats and dogs. Intense…”
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Antagonist effects of beta-funaltrexamine and naloxonazine on alfentanil-induced antinociception and muscle rigidity in the rat by Negus, S S, Pasternak, G W, Koob, G F, Weinger, M B

“…Alfentanil is a potent and short-acting mu opioid agonist that produces both antinociceptive effects and muscle rigidity. In the present study, the…”
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Retrospective data collection and analytical techniques for patient safety studies by Weinger, Matthew B., Slagle, Jason, Jain, Sonia, Ordonez, Nelda

“…To enhance patient safety, data about actual clinical events must be collected and scrutinized. This paper has two purposes. First, it provides an overview of…”
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Human Factors Research in Anesthesia Patient Safety: Techniques to Elucidate Factors Affecting Clinical Task Performance and Decision Making by Weinger, M. B.

“…Patient safety has become a major public concern. Human factors research in other high-risk fields has demonstrated how rigorous study of factors that affect…”
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Methylnaloxonium diffuses out of the rat brain more slowly than naloxone after direct intracerebral injection by Schroeder, R L, Weinger, M B, Vakassian, L, Koob, G F

“…The value of intracerebral injections as a means of relating brain structure and function is dependent on the degree of site specificity of the injection. The…”
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Prevention of the Cardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy: II. Effects of Pretreatment Regimens on Catecholamines, ACTH, Vasopressin, and Cortisol by Weinger, Matthew B., Partridge, Brian L., Hauger, Richard, Mirow, Arvin, Brown, Marvin

“…The neuroendocrine response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was assessed in four patients after pretreatment with esmolol (1.0 mg/kg), fentanyl (1.5…”
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AIDS and the central nervous system : implications for the anesthesiologist by SHAPIRO, H. M, GRANT, I, WEINGER, M. B

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