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Table 1 Order of Drugs in Trial 1, Trial 2 and Trial 3

From: Comparison of alphabetical versus categorical display format for medication order entry in a simulated touch screen anesthesia information management system: an experiment in clinician-computer interaction in anesthesia

Trial 1	Trial 2	Trial 3
Midazolam	Fentanyl	Lidocaine
Fentanyl	Phenylephrine	Cefazolin
Lidocaine	Lactated Ringers	Bupivacaine 0.25%
Propofol	Lidocaine	Midazolam
Succinylcholine	Epinephrine	Heparin
Phenylephrine	Propofol	Propofol
Rocuronium	Succinylcholine	Lactated Ringers
Ephedrine	Ephedrine	Succinylcholine
Lactated Ringers	Rocuronium	Albumin 5%
Dexamethasone	Cefazolin	Rocuronium
Fentanyl	Rocuronium	Fentanyl
Cefazolin	Albumin 5%	Insulin
Albumin 5%	Insulin	Fentanyl
Epinephrine	Dexamethasone	Epinephrine
Rocuronium	Fentanyl	Dexamethasone
Norepinephrine	Norepinephrine	Norepinephrine
Insulin	Midazolam	Ondansetron
Heparin	Heparin	Morphine
Ketorolac	Bupivacaine 0.25%	Ketorolac
Morphine	Glycopyrollate	Phenylephrine
Lactated Ringers	Lactated Ringers	Lactated Ringers
Ondansetron	Neostigmine	Rocuronium
Neostigmine	Morphine	Fentanyl
Glycopyrollate	Ondansetron	Neostigmine
Bupivacaine 0.25%	Ketorolac	Glycopyrollate

The lists of 25 drugs were created from the 22 commonly used anesthestic drugs in our department. The list repeated from the top if/when a clinician had entered all 25 drugs within 2 minutes and had time remaining. Because the list contains 25 drugs and yet 22 drugs were used often, there are duplicates within the lists: Fentanyl, Lactated Ringers, and Rocuronium.

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