The use of a computer in a hand clinic.
We have developed a computerised system for the storage, retrieval and analysis of the workload of a hand clinic. In a study of 800 patients we have found it superior to a punched card system collecting similar information. The computer system functioned reliably and achieved its user specification. It should prove a useful tool in helping a surgeon in matters of audit, research and disease or accident prevention but its long term performance in this regard requires evaluation.
D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008838:Microcomputers; D011676:Punched-Card Systems; D012984:Software