Computerized anaesthesia information management systems: are we on the threshold of widespread use?
Despite a recognition that they are essential for the future progress of anaesthesia, computerized anaesthesia information management systems are not in widespread use. In this article, relevant recent publications are summarized with a view to identifying the reasons for the current situation. Several developments which might promote the wider use of such systems in the near future are also presented.
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Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. martin@dcs.gla.ac.uk