title: "Clinical Archive": a computerized medical record of patients in apheresis.
abstract: Today the medical records of sick or injured persons who need apheresis treatment are not always the same in the various Transfusional Centres for lack of dedicated software. The Transfusion Centre of Bari Policlinic has tried to define and create a computerized medical record in order to have a valid tool to better report information both during clinical treatment and after for their archives. The software, called "Clinical Archives", can store clinical, therapeutic and administrative data. It has a good user interface, it is easy and intuitive in its various steps and procedures and it can always be expanded thanks to the connection online with other computerized systems (cell separators, laboratory, etc.). The software is entirely home-made and it is our intention to distribute it free to those who wish it for an analysis of its potentials and possible improvements and/or extensions. With this software we have tried to make an important contribution to the technological evolution of our scientific community in the field of Clinical Governance and Outcomes.
authors.affiliation: RUO Transfusional Medicine, CRCC Region Puglia, Hospital "Policlinico", G. Cesare Square, Bari, Italy. crccpuglia@libero.it
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galtieri
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cazzato
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poliseno
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paglionico
authors.forename: Donato
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dimonte
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D012984:Software