Cardiological database management system as a mediator to clinical decision support

An object-oriented medical database management system is presented for a typical cardiologic center, facilitating epidemiological trials. Object-oriented analysis and design were used for the system design, offering advantages for the integrity and extendibility of medical information systems. The s...

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Published in:Methods of information in medicine Vol. 35; no. 1; p. 52
Main Authors: Pappas, C, Mavromatis, A, Maglaveras, N, Tsikotis, A, Pangalos, G, Ambrosiadou, V
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany 01.01.1996
Subjects:
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Computer Communication Networks
Computers
Coronary Disease - epidemiology
Coronary Disease - etiology
Database Management Systems
Decision Support Techniques
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Hospital Records - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Medical Informatics Computing
Software Design
Greece
ISSN:0026-1270
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Summary:An object-oriented medical database management system is presented for a typical cardiologic center, facilitating epidemiological trials. Object-oriented analysis and design were used for the system design, offering advantages for the integrity and extendibility of medical information systems. The system was developed using object-oriented design and programming methodology, the C++ language and the Borland Paradox Relational Data Base Management System on an MS-Windows NT environment. Particular attention was paid to system compatibility, portability, the ease of use, and the suitable design of the patient record so as to support the decisions of medical personnel in cardiovascular centers. The system was designed to accept complex, heterogeneous, distributed data in various formats and from different kinds of examinations such as Holter, Doppler and electrocardiography.
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ISSN:0026-1270
DOI:10.1055/s-0038-1634632