Clinical and managerial applications of a relational database for a multi-centered pediatric cardiology service

Author

Mahood, M. ; Mulholland, H.C.

Author_Institution

Regional Med. Cardiology Centre, Royal Hospitals, Belfast, UK

fYear

1991

fDate

23-26 Sep 1991

Firstpage

321

Lastpage

324

Abstract

In Northern Ireland children suffering from congenital heart disease are treated through the Regional Paediatric Cardiology Service. A computerized database system has been implemented, using the relational database management system Oracle, to record information on all the patients seen by the service. The authors describe the structure and purpose of the data recorded; they identify and illustrate the types of report which can be produced. An overview of the equipment used and its links to other computer facilities is given. At present information is held on almost 7000 patients. The purpose of the database is to provide clinical and management information for the cardiology service

Keywords

cardiology; medical administrative data processing; relational databases; Northern Ireland; Oracle; children; clinical applications; computerized database system; congenital heart disease; managerial applications; multi-centered pediatric cardiology service; patient information; relational database; Application software; Cardiac disease; Cardiology; Database systems; History; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Pediatrics; Relational databases;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology 1991, Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2485-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.1991.169110

Filename

169110