PEDIATRICS Vol. 76 No. 2 August 1985, pp. 269-273
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Neonatal Data Base and Automated Discharge Summary Using a Personal Computer and Proprietary Software

Neil N. Finer MD, FRCP(C)1 and Andrew J. Fraser 1

1 From the Department of Newborn Medicine, Royal Alexandra General Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

A computerized neonatal data base and a program to develop automated neonatal discharge summaries were developed using a personal computer and proprietary software. The system has been relatively inexpensive, simple to operate, and easy to expand. The current program can produce a discharge summary in less than five minutes, as well as provide detailed summary statistics regarding patients admitted to the intensive care facility. The personal computer and proprietary software are a cost-effective mechanism of improving efficiency in obtaining neonatal statistics and discharge summaries.

Key Words: personal computer • neonate • data base • proprietary software

Submitted on June 1, 1984