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PubMed1983

Use of a minicomputer for storing, reporting, and interpreting arterial blood gases/pH and pleural fluid pH.

Blood gas/pH data, like any other laboratory information, are amenable to computerization. This has become more feasible in recent years with the advent of manufacturer-designed blood gas/pH analyzer interfaces and relatively inexpensive mini- and microcomputers. The interface makes possible on-line transmission of data; the computer allows manipulation of the data in virtually any way desired. We have implemented such a system. This system, in continuous use for more than 3 years, permits transmission of blood gas/pH data as soon as the test has been performed, allows storage of the data on floppy disks, and allows reporting of the data in an automated fashion with a printed interpretation. In addition, because our laboratory determines pH in pleural fluid, the latter test has been computerized to provide a separate report and interpretation. Using the computer language BASIC, we programmed this system in-house ourselves. Declining costs of small and powerful personal computers and the use of languages such as BASIC now make it feasible for similar reporting systems to be implemented in many laboratories.

Blood Gas Analysis↗
PubMed1987

[Development and application of an "IR-spectrophotometer-minicomputer" system for determination of steroid hormones in patients with malignant neoplasms].

An automated IR-spectrophotometer-mini-computer system was designed for assay of steroid hormone level. Its application obviates a clinical analysis of urine. The ratio of 17-ketogenic steroids to androsterone was found to be significantly higher in patients with lung cancer than in healthy controls. The system may be used for identification of groups at high risk both during screenings and in oncological clinic.

Aged↗
PubMed1986

A variant of a descriptive epidemiological study of cancer with the aid of a minicomputer.

The presented method of descriptive epidemiological study with the aid of a computer was designed using the model of an average district with a data file of carcinoma incidence from the period 1975-1983. The method is based on processing the statistical characteristics of a data file and on their evaluation. Plotting the coordinates of the communities and of the boundaries of the district constitutes the frame for the construction of maps. The population is divided into age groups of 5 years, incidence is standardized with respect to the age standard of the district. The selection of boundaries (isolines) of zones in the maps is based on the evaluation of the distribution of incidences and on the relative number of inhabitants in communities classified according to the standardized values. The application of the study to the work of centers for clinical oncology is discussed.

Carcinoma↗
PubMed1979

[Evaluation of lung function tests by means of a programmed minicomputer (author's transl)].

A computer programme for a small programmable electronic calculator is introduced which considerably facilitates the offline evaluation of tests of the ventilatory lung function and mechanics of breathing, including the establishment of individuel ideal values. This favourably priced computer reduces the time required for calculation by about one-third compared with the conventional method. The process of assessment is rendered strikingly simple and hence safer by this highly versatile computer.

Computers↗
PubMed1983

The Georgetown University Library Information System (LIS): a minicomputer-based integrated library system.

Georgetown University's Library Information System (LIS), an integrated library system designed and implemented at the Dahlgren Memorial Library, is broadly described from an administrative point of view. LIS' functional components consist of eight "user-friendly" modules: catalog, circulation, serials, bibliographic management (including Mini-MEDLINE), acquisitions, accounting, networking, and computer-assisted instruction. This article touches on emerging library services, user education, and computer information services, which are also changing the role of staff librarians. The computer's networking capability brings the library directly to users through personal or institutional computers at remote sites. The proposed Integrated Medical Center Information System at Georgetown University will include interface with LIS through a network mechanism. LIS is being replicated at other libraries, and a microcomputer version is being tested for use in a hospital setting.

Computers↗