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Using Animated Computer-generated Text and Graphics to Depict the Risks and Benefits of Medical TreatmentAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Electronic address
Am J Med 125:1103-10. 2012..This study was undertaken to evaluate and compare subjects' understanding and perceptions of risks and benefits presented using animated computerized text and graphics...
Parents' preferences for participation in decisions made regarding their child's anaesthetic careA R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 11:283-90. 2001..This study was designed to examine parents' preferences for participation in decisions regarding their child's anaesthetic care and to determine if active participation is associated with greater parental satisfaction...- Participation of children in clinical research: factors that influence a parent's decision to consentAlan R Tait
Department of Anethesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA
Anesthesiology 99:819-25. 2003..This study was designed to identify factors that influence parents' decisions to consent to their child's participation in clinical research... 
Patient comprehension of an interactive, computer-based information program for cardiac catheterization: a comparison with standard informationAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:1907-14. 2009..The present study examines the effect of an interactive computer-based information program on patients' understanding of cardiac catheterization...- Parents' understanding of information regarding their child's postoperative pain managementAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Clin J Pain 24:572-7. 2008..This study was designed to examine the nature of information provided to parents regarding options for postoperative pain control and their understanding thereof... - Factors that influence parents' assessments of the risks and benefits of research involving their childrenAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Pediatrics 113:727-32. 2004..This study was designed to examine factors that influence parents' assessments of the risks and benefits of anesthesia and surgery research involving their children... - Anesthesia for the child with an upper respiratory tract infection: still a dilemma?Alan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Anesth Analg 100:59-65. 2005.... - Improving the readability and processability of a pediatric informed consent document: effects on parents' understandingAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:347-52. 2005..To examine whether a consent document modified to conform with the federal guidelines for readability and processability would result in greater parental understanding compared with a standard form... - Presenting research information to children: a tale of two methodsAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Anesth Analg 105:358-64. 2007..We designed this study, therefore, to examine the effect of improved readability and processability of written study information on children's understanding... - Effect of various risk/benefit trade-offs on parents' understanding of a pediatric research studyAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Pediatrics 125:e1475-82. 2010..This study was designed to examine the effect of factors including manipulation of risk/benefit trade-offs, numeracy, and sociodemographics on parents' understanding of risks and benefits... - Glycopyrrolate does not reduce the incidence of perioperative adverse events in children with upper respiratory tract infectionsAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Anesth Analg 104:265-70. 2007.... - Risk factors for perioperative adverse respiratory events in children with upper respiratory tract infectionsA R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
Anesthesiology 95:299-306. 2001..The Current prospective study was designed to determine the incidence of and risk factors for adverse respiratory events in children with URTs undergoing elective surgical procedures... - Priorities for disclosure of the elements of informed consent for research: a comparison between parents and investigatorsAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 12:332-6. 2002..Disclosure is a key element of the informed consent process. This study examines and compares the priorities for disclosure of the elements of informed consent between parents of paediatric research subjects and investigators... - Incidence and risk factors for perioperative adverse respiratory events in children who are obeseAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, Universityof Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Anesthesiology 108:375-80. 2008..This prospective study was designed to examine the relation between age-adjusted body mass index, preoperative comorbidities, and perioperative outcome in children... - Parental recall of anesthesia information: informing the practice of informed consentAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Anesth Analg 112:918-23. 2011..We designed this study, therefore, to examine the information that parents seek regarding their child's anesthesia, what they are told, who told them, and how much of the information they recall... - Anesthesia induction, emergence, and postoperative behaviors in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disordersAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 20:323-9. 2010..This prospective, observational study was designed to compare anesthesia induction, emergence, and postoperative behaviors in children with and without ADHD... - Do they understand? (part I): parental consent for children participating in clinical anesthesia and surgery researchAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
Anesthesiology 98:603-8. 2003..This study was designed to measure parents' understanding of the elements of informed consent for clinical studies in which their children had been approached to participate... - Do they understand? (part II): assent of children participating in clinical anesthesia and surgery researchAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
Anesthesiology 98:609-14. 2003..This study was designed to determine children's understanding of the elements of disclosure for studies in which they had assented to participate... - The effect of format on parents' understanding of the risks and benefits of clinical research: a comparison between text, tables, and graphicsAlan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Health Commun 15:487-501. 2010..These results underscore the difficulties associated with presenting risk/benefit information for clinical research but suggest a simple method for enhancing parents' informed understanding of the relevant statistics... - Presenting research risks and benefits to parents: does format matter?Alan R Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Anesth Analg 111:718-23. 2010..We examined the effect of tabular and graphical presentation of risks and benefits on parents' understanding of a research study... - Nurses' diagnoses and treatment decisions regarding care of the agitated childTerri Voepel-Lewis
Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0211, USA
J Perianesth Nurs 20:239-48. 2005..A decision algorithm based on this study is described as a potential aid toward differentiation of agitation and appropriate intervention... - The prevalence of and risk factors for adverse events in children receiving patient-controlled analgesia by proxy or patient-controlled analgesia after surgeryTerri Voepel-Lewis
Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Anesth Analg 107:70-5. 2008..We compared the prevalence of clinically significant adverse events in children receiving PCA-P versus PCA, and examined factors that place children at increased risk... - Effect of age and sedative agent on the accuracy of bispectral index in detecting depth of sedation in childrenShobha Malviya
Section of Pediatrics, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, F3900 Box 0211, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0211, USA
Pediatrics 120:e461-70. 2007..This study evaluated age- and sedative agent-related differences in bispectral index across observed sedation levels in a large sample of children < 18 years of age... - Children who refuse anesthesia or sedation: a survey of anesthesiologistsIan Lewis
Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Mott Children s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 40109 0211, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 17:1134-42. 2007..A survey of members of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia in the USA was conducted regarding their experience with pediatric refusal and assent for surgery... - A comparison of the clinical utility of pain assessment tools for children with cognitive impairmentTerri Voepel-Lewis
University of Michigan Health Systems, Department of Anesthesiology, Mott Children s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0211, USA
Anesth Analg 106:72-8, table of contents. 2008..We designed this study to evaluate pragmatic attributes or clinical utility properties of three recently developed pain assessment tools for children with CI... - A prospective cohort study of emergence agitation in the pediatric postanesthesia care unitTerri Voepel-Lewis
Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, C S Mott Children s Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0211, USA
Anesth Analg 96:1625-30, table of contents. 2003..IMPLICATIONS: Children may become agitated after general anesthesia. This study describes several factors that may increase the risk for agitation. These data are important in planning anesthesia care for young children... - Incidence and predictors of difficult and impossible mask ventilationSachin Kheterpal
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103, USA
Anesthesiology 105:885-91. 2006..Mask ventilation is an essential element of airway management that has rarely been studied as the primary outcome. The authors sought to determine the incidence and predictors of difficult and impossible mask ventilation... - Clonidine for the prevention of emergence agitation in young children: efficacy and recovery profileShobha Malviya
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0211, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 16:554-9. 2006..This randomized, double-blinded study evaluated the efficacy of intraoperative clonidine in reducing EA, and describes its recovery profile... - Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of the effect of protamine on paraprosthetic aortic insufficiency immediately after stentless tissue aortic valve replacementWei C Lau
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 15:1175-80. 2002..Protamine administration is associated with resolution of small AI jets immediately after implantation of a stentless aortic bioprosthesis, with a jet width 0.3 cm or less strongly predictive of resolution... - Atorvastatin reduces the ability of clopidogrel to inhibit platelet aggregation: a new drug-drug interactionWei C Lau
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Circulation 107:32-7. 2003..Because atorvastatin is metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4, we hypothesized that clopidogrel might be activated by CYP3A4... - Risk factors for adverse postoperative outcomes in children presenting for cardiac surgery with upper respiratory tract infectionsShobha Malviya
Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
Anesthesiology 98:628-32. 2003..Therefore, this study was designed to determine the incidence of peri- and postoperative complications in children undergoing cardiac surgery while harboring a URI... - A survey of obstetric complications and pregnancy outcomes in paediatric and nonpaediatric anaesthesiologistsVirginia T Gauger
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 13:490-5. 2003.... - Contribution of hepatic cytochrome P450 3A4 metabolic activity to the phenomenon of clopidogrel resistanceWei C Lau
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1G323 University Hospital, Box 0048, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0048, USA
Circulation 109:166-71. 2004..Because the prodrug clopidogrel is activated by hepatic cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4, we hypothesized that interindividual variability in clopidogrel efficacy might be related to interindividual differences in CYP3A4 metabolic activity... - Can we improve the assessment of discharge readiness?: A comparative study of observational and objective measures of depth of sedation in childrenShobha Malviya
Department of Anesthesiology, C S Mott Children s Hospital, University of Michigan Health Systems, F3900, Box 0211, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0211, USA
Anesthesiology 100:218-24. 2004..e., 0-4 observational scale), and a Modified Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MMWT; visual observation of the time the child is able to stay awake) in assessing return to baseline status... - Pentobarbital vs chloral hydrate for sedation of children undergoing MRI: efficacy and recovery characteristicsShobha Malviya
F3900 C S Mott Children s Hospital, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0211, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 14:589-95. 2004..Pentobarbital (PB), reportedly produces successful sedation in 98% of children undergoing diagnostic imaging. This study compared the efficacy, adverse events and recovery characteristics of CH vs PB in children undergoing MRI... - Faculty and finances of United States anesthesiology training programs: 2002-2003Kevin K Tremper
University of Michigan, Department of Anesthesiology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Anesth Analg 99:1185-92, table of contents. 2004..S. training programs have remained fairly constant at 8% to 10% from 2000 to 2003. Institutional support for training departments has more than doubled since 2000, reaching approximately 85,000 dollars/faculty in 2003... - Validity of parent ratings as proxy measures of pain in children with cognitive impairmentTerri Voepel-Lewis
University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
Pain Manag Nurs 6:168-74. 2005..Parents may, however, tend to overestimate their child's pain during the early postoperative period... - A comparison of observational and objective measures to differentiate depth of sedation in children from birth to 18 years of ageShobha Malviya
Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, C S Mott Children s Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0211, USA
Anesth Analg 102:389-94. 2006..Our findings demonstrate the overall validity of these observational and objective measures of sedation depth in children <18 yr of age but show ongoing limitations distinguishing moderate from deep sedation... - The revised FLACC observational pain tool: improved reliability and validity for pain assessment in children with cognitive impairmentShobha Malviya
Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0211, USA
Paediatr Anaesth 16:258-65. 2006..This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the revised and individualized Face Legs Activity Cry and Consolability (FLACC) behavioral pain assessment tool in children with CI... - The reliability and validity of the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability observational tool as a measure of pain in children with cognitive impairmentTerri Voepel-Lewis
Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatrics, C S Mott Children s Hospital, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0211, USA
Anesth Analg 95:1224-9, table of contents. 2002..Objective pain assessment is important to facilitate effective postoperative pain management in these vulnerable children... - Do 0-10 numeric rating scores translate into clinically meaningful pain measures for children?Terri Voepel-Lewis
University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5211, USA
Anesth Analg 112:415-21. 2011.... - Albumin versus crystalloid prime solution for cardiopulmonary bypass in young childrenLori Q Riegger
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Crit Care Med 30:2649-54. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Albumin in the prime may attenuate the extravasation of fluid out of the vascular space, but it may be associated with an increased transfusion rate. The risk/benefit ratio for this intervention warrants further study... - Statistical prediction of the type of gastric aspiration lung injury based on early cytokine/chemokine profilesAlan D Hutson
Department of Biostatistics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Anesthesiology 104:73-9. 2006....
Research Grants
- INFORMED CONSENT FOR STUDIES INVOLVING SURGICAL PATIENTSALAN TAIT; Fiscal Year: 2002..abstract_text> ..
- Strategies to Optimize Communication of Informed Consent for Pediatric ResearchALAN TAIT; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Strategies to Optimize Communication of Informed Consent for Pediatric ResearchALAN TAIT; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Strategies to Optimize Communication of Informed Consent for Pediatric ResearchAlan R Tait; Fiscal Year: 2010....