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  • Title: [The preoperative outpatient clinic--possible use of a personal computer].
    Author: Prause G, Gombotz H, Rehak P, List WF.
    Journal: Anaesthesist; 1990 Mar; 39(3):186-90. PubMed ID: 2331056.
    Abstract:
    Since 1977, the Department of Anesthesiology of the University of Graz has had a preoperative clinic. Since August 1988 we have processed current data using a personal computer (PC). We have adapted an IBM-compatible PC and a commercial data-processing program (dBase III plus) for the special requirements of the preoperative clinic. The procedure is directed by menus and is also easy to learn for non-professionals. Important functions have been executed automatically by the current program, such as loading the software or securing the data on a floppy disk. No additional work is necessary for data input. Every test result can be supplied immediately by a printer, whereby important parameters are denoted as such. After 13 months of testing, we could see that the use of a PC offers an inexpensive possibility for processing medical data with the help of electronics. The installation was not destined to remain a short trial, but will become a permanent system at our clinic.
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