Computerised database for preprosthetic surgery.
A system has been implemented using a commercial database management program and a microcomputer for computerising pre-prosthetic surgery. Using selection criteria, clinical records can be added, edited/deleted, searched for, displayed on screen, generate consultation summaries and operative discharge letters to the referring consultant, general medical and general dental practitioners together with a synopsis of the clinical assessment and surgical admission. Surgical audit may be conducted on the records. This program will hold 30,000 clinical records. Such a system is beneficial for personal and departmental audit, epidemiological studies and research into the prevalence of surgical treatment and postoperative morbidity.
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R. Bainton Regional Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, England.
D003199:Computer Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003792:Dental Records; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008838:Microcomputers; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D012984:Software