TY - JOUR
AU - Wimberley, P D
AB - During a 14-month period, a computerised record-keeping system processed information from 119 babies with respiratory illnesses consecutively admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. FIO2, PaO2, PaCO2 acid-base data, values for continuous positive airway pressure, and mechanical ventilator variables were entered, usually by the medical staff, into the system through a keyboard terminal installed in the unit. This terminal is connected to a remotely sited PDF.11/45 computer which is simultaneously used for other clinical applications. The data are displayed as graphs on 2 television screens attached to the terminal. Displays for up to 6 babies are available at any time. When an infant is discharged, files of data, which include a brief case history, are stored and can be retrieved and plotted at the terminal. Hard-cony graphs and printed summaries are generated at the computer site. A 40% saving of time versus the manual recording of the same data was demonstrated. The system also proved useful for handing-on information when staff changed snift, and for teaching and research purposes.
TI - 121: Computer processing of data from newborn infants with respiratory illnesses
JF - Pediatric Research
DO - 10.1203/00006450-197610000-00112
DA - 1976-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/121-computer-processing-of-data-from-newborn-infants-with-respiratory-blELecM7m0
SP - 890
EP - 890
VL - 10
IS - 10
DP - DeepDyve
ER -