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PURPOSE: With the use of personal computers generalized, departmental society leveled computerization isgoing on in some other departments. So we tried to develop a program having a simple user interface, various retrieval functions and, analytic & statistic process system to effectively help patient care suitable for works concerned with department of diagnostic radiology and works of department. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This programdeals with such target works as department of diagnostic radiology and some works to need a lot of book keeping. Itis deviced to operate with windows (Microsoft, America), and central processing unit(486DX-2), memory unit(8Mbyte). As a developmental tool, Foxpro 2.6 for windows R(Microsoft, America). RESULTS: This Program can be easily accessed even by staffs poor at computer and it can make many books recording various check-ups and operations unnecessary, which were difficult to keep. Besides, it can keep data as a unified form, and so it provides patient care and other works with convenience and helps applying those stored data scientific research. CONCLUSION: The above result shows that works of department can be effectively controlled by analyzing or printing various check-up and operation done by department of diagnostic radiology.
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Humans , Memory , Microcomputers , Patient CareABSTRACT
To build and to manipulate clinical data in one of the important works in the hospital. In order to accurately append the data and to quickly find and display the informations as the user need, we developed a software program running on the personal computer. Our system largely consists of four parts; registration of the clinical and departmental data, retrieving tool of articles in the medical journal, collection of special data for clinical survey and display system of the various reports. In our experiences, we consider the key factors for systemic management of clinical rearch data base as the follows; work analysis for data processing, design of data base, coding and classification of basic data and technique of registeration. Of these standarized coding system of the orthopedic diseases appeare to be of it most importance.
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Humans , Classification , Clinical Coding , Microcomputers , Orthopedics , RunningABSTRACT
Building a database file in the medical literature using personal computer enables individualized computer user to search with a small amount of time and effort. We developed a computer program for searching medical literature. This program was developed with Clipper database language, and runs on IBM-PC-compatible computers. The data is based on the Index of Korean Journal of Urology which was revised in 1991. The program is focused on the function of retrieving and printing of keywords, authors and titles, etc. We expect more advanced and beneficial program for searching of medical literature based on this program.
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Microcomputers , UrologyABSTRACT
In present study, the authors investigated the possible effect of coffee consumption on serum cholesterol level in 1017 men between the ages of 40 and 59 years, who were randomly selected from the members of Seoul Cohort Study. Serum total cholesterol data was collected with other serologic indices(e.g. systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, hight, weight, etc.)through the program of biennial health check-up offered by Korean Medical Insurance Corporation(KMIC). The amount of coffee consumption was assessed by a self-administered questionnaire through mailing. Other confounding factors, such as age, body mass index, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and other dietary intake pattern were also determined by the questionnaire. The differences in means of serum total cholesterol in compared to non consumers were -0.4+/-3.56mg/dl for those drinking less than 1 cup a day, -0.6+/-3.60mg/dl for those drinking 1 cup a day, and 7.1+/-3.41mg/dl for those drinking more than 2 cups a day. Since smoking interacted the relationship between coffee consumption and serum total cholesterol, we re-analyzed those relationship in smokers and non-smokers separately. Other atherogenic behaviors were well correlated with total cholesterol, so we adjusted the mean values of serum total cholesterol through multivariate model selection with age(r=0.12), total cigarette index(cigarette-years; r=0.10), Quetelet's index(kg/m2, r=0.16), daily calory expenditure(kcal/day, r=0.06), weekly meat and poultry consumption(g/week, r=0.05), weekly fish consumption(g/week, r=0.08), other caffeinated beverage intake(cups/week), and the amount of sugar and prim added to the coffee. Among those variables only age, Quetelet's index, fish consumption, and total cigarette index(in smokers)were remained in the models. After adjustment, the corresponding differences of total cholesterol in smokers were changed to 0.4+/-5.24mg/dl, -0.5+/-4.97mg/dl, and 8.9+/-4.78mg/dl, which were significantly different among themselves(P=0.011). In non-smokers, however, the differences were not statistically significant(P=0.76). Adjusted mean values of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were also determined to evaluate the direct effect of coffee to cardiovascular system, but their means were not significantly different by coffee consumption(p=0.18 for SBP, P=0.48 for DBP). Assuming instant coffee on the most popular type of coffee in Korea, the association observed in our study between coffee and serum total cholesterol, especially in smokers , is very interesting finding for the connection between coffee and serum total cholesterol, because only 'boiled coffee' tend to show significant lipid raising effect rather than to other types of coffee, like filtered or espresso, in most of the western countries. We concluded that people who drink coffee more than 2 cups a day have significantly higher serum total cholesterol level than those who never drink coffee, especially in smokers.
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Humans , Male , Alcohol Drinking , Beverages , Blood Pressure , Body Mass Index , Cardiovascular System , Cholesterol , Coffee , Cohort Studies , Drinking , Insurance , Korea , Meat , Motor Activity , Postal Service , Poultry , Surveys and Questionnaires , Seoul , Smoke , Smoking , Tobacco ProductsABSTRACT
To build a clinical data base for the patient is one of the important works in the department of anesthesiology. Many of the works can be accomplished by presonal computer, of which include registration of patient data, searching for articles, and analysis of clinical data etc. We would like to introduce a computer programs for the management of various data of anesthesia department and patients. We expect that more advanced and beneficial programs appear to the management of data for anesthesia department and patients.