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| Title | Automated Anesthesia Record Keeping by Engineering Work Station -Four Years Experience- |
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| Authors | Atsushi Okamura*1, Yuji Morimoto*2, Yoshihiro Ohta*2, Naoki Satoh*1, Osamu Kemmotsu*2, Yasuhiko Ohsaki*1 |
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| Organization | *1Surgical Center, Hokkaido University Hospital, *2Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hokkaido University School of Medicine |
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| Journal | Circulation Control |
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| Volume | 19 |
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| Number | 2 |
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| Page | 246-254 |
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| Year/Month | 1998/ |
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| Article | Original article |
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| Publisher | Japan Society of Circulation Control |
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| Abstract | [Abstract] Although automated anesthesia record keeping (AARK) is gradually spreading through anesthesia practice, there are only three institutions that use AARK in Japan. Our institution developed and implemented an AARK engineering work station in 1992 after three years preliminary trial. Physiological monitors, anesthetic gas concentration, blood gas analysis, and electrolytes are interfaced with each computer. Drug administration, fluids, events, and remarks are input through a touch screen. These on-line and off-line inputs into a computer workstation result in a electronic anesthesia record with more complete information than is available from a conventional hand written anesthesia record. Colored anesthesia records are printed out at the end of the case. Remote reference of other rooms' trends is recognized as a useful tool of supervision. Survey proved that most of the anesthesiologists in our department preferred AARK. The system has several areas to be improved if it is to become an anesthesia information system that include pre- and post-operative patients' data for quality assurance process, billing, and inventory. |
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| Practice | Basic medicine |
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| Keywords | Records, Anesthesia. Monitoring : automated record keeping |
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