A patient data management system for an intensive care unit

Author

Collet, C. ; Fumai, N. ; Petroni, M. ; Malowany, S. ; Panisset, J.F. ; Malowany, A.S. ; Carnevale, F.A. ; Gottesman, R.D. ; Rousseau, A.

Author_Institution

Comput. Vision & Robotics Lab., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

fYear

1989

fDate

1-2 June 1989

Firstpage

594

Lastpage

597

Abstract

A patient data management system (PDMS) based on a local area network linking fourteen bedside instrument monitors to a personal computer is presented. The PDMS acquires real-time data and graphically displays their trends using interactive menus. Fluid balance data, medical dosage calculations based on the patient data, and medical observations are also managed by the PDMS. It provides this information for online use by the medical personnel, produces the special forms and summary reports, and archives this data for storage and retrieval. The PDMS is designed and developed for an IBM PS/2 running under the OS/2 multitasking operating system and equipped with an 8514/A high-resolution color video display. The design of the PDMS is described here, with added emphasis on its software structure. Sample results are presented.<>

Keywords

IBM computers; local area networks; medical computing; microcomputer applications; patient care; patient monitoring; 8514/A high-resolution color video display; IBM PS/2; OS/2 multitasking operating system; bedside instrument monitors; data retrieval; data storage; fluid balance data; intensive care unit; interactive menus; local area network; medical dosage calculations; medical observations; online use; patient data management system; personal computer; real time data acquisition; software structure; Computer displays; Computer network management; Information retrieval; Instruments; Joining processes; Local area networks; Microcomputers; Multitasking; Operating systems; Personnel;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 1989. Conference Proceeding., IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC, Canada

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PACRIM.1989.48434

Filename

48434