title: A computerised bronchoscopy database providing reporting and auditing facilities.
abstract: The bronchoscopy reporting and auditing procedure has been computerised using dBASE IV software on a portable microcomputer and printer system. Although entering the data into the computer tends to prolong the reporting procedure slightly, the additional effort is rewarded by a more comprehensive, attractive and accurately documented report; together with rapid access to correct clinical and medical audit statistics. The ease of access to the patient data is proving useful at clinical review meetings and in the production of quality assurance statistics of operator technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Hope Hospital, Salford, U.K.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: O'Driscoll
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D016208:Databases, Factual; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software