title: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate an electronic scoring tool in the ICU.
abstract: Few RCTs on the effect of computer applications in intensive care have been published. This study presents an RCT measuring time savings and score values after introduction of a computer based scoring tool in an intensive care unit. A tablet PC with a standalone scoring application for TISS, SAPS2 and Apache 2 was supplied. We measured considerable time savings and higher score values when the computer application is used.
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics, University Erlangen, Germany. Thomas.Buerkle@imi.med.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bürkle
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beisig
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ganslmayer
authors.forename: Hans-Ulrich
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Prokosch
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003422:Critical Care / Q000145:classification*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004526:Efficiency; D005858:Germany; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software