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A Low-Cost Approach

H. Nang Wong, MD; Charles T. Teague; Stanley N. Carson, MD

Arch Surg. 1980;115(4):514-518.

Abstract
• A self-instructional general purpose clinical data management system using a low-cost microcomputer has been developed specifically for use by clinicians not familiar with computers. The system was designed to resemble the traditional manual method of data analysis, while the time-consuming and repetitive procedures intrinsic to the manual method have been replaced by automation. This system has been used to analyze a variety of clinical problems, including patient chart review, collation of laboratory research data, initiating a vascular registry, and calculations with trending of physiological and laboratory data in the intensive care unit. User acceptance has been uniformly positive.

(Arch Surg 115:514-518, 1980)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Surgery, University of California at Davis and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinez, Calif (Drs Wong and Carson); and the Research Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinez, Calif (Mr Teague).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 29, 1979.

Read before the 87th annual meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov 13, 1979.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, 150 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94554 (Dr Wong).

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