title: Web-based patient records and treatment guidelines in paediatric oncology.
abstract: We have established a Web-based system in Brazil offering health information in childhood cancer and services such as electronic patient records and treatment protocols. The system was based on open-source software. The database has records for about 3,200 patients from 30 Brazilian hospitals. An evaluation by doctors from the six hospitals comprising the Neuroblastoma Cooperative Group was positive, mainly because the system allows easy online access, but also because the electronic register performs data validation when information is inserted. Our experience shows that it is possible to use a Web-based system to provide paediatric cancer services at a distance.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Sistemas Integráveis, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. ayhira@lsi.usp.br
authors.forename: Adilson Yuuji
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Hira
authors.forename: Thiago Tognoli
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: André Nebel
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: de Mello
authors.forename: Vicente Odone
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.forename: Marcelo Knörich
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Zuffo
authors.forename: Roseli
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Deus Lopes
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020407:Internet; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D019212:Multimedia; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic