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A computerized intensive care unit order-writing protocol. 1992

N A Halpern, and R E Thompson, and R J Greenstein
Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Bronx, NY 10468.

OBJECTIVE To present a computerized intensive care unit order-writing protocol. METHODS Descriptive report. METHODS Eight-bed surgical intensive care unit, Department of Surgery, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY. METHODS IBM-based, computer network program that provides user-friendly, logical, and comprehensive organ-system order sequences for patient management. RESULTS Since July 1988, an order program that stresses (1) improved and more efficient patient care, (2) the use of program-integrated automatic safety features, (3) the substitution of computer entry for handwriting, and (4) the assurance that physicians deliver obligatory care in a logical organ-system-based progression has been implemented. CONCLUSIONS The order protocol system presented is simple to introduce and operate, has minimal training and technical requirements, and is demonstrably reliable.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007362 Intensive Care Units Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients. ICU Intensive Care Units,Intensive Care Unit,Unit, Intensive Care
D008122 Local Area Networks Communications networks connecting various hardware devices together within or between buildings by means of a continuous cable or voice data telephone system. LAN,Area Network, Local,Area Networks, Local,Local Area Network,Network, Local Area,Networks, Local Area
D009519 New York City City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D011307 Drug Prescriptions Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS. Drug Prescribing,Drug Prescription,Drug Prescribings,Prescribing, Drug,Prescribings, Drug
D003422 Critical Care Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis. Intensive Care,Intensive Care, Surgical,Surgical Intensive Care,Care, Critical,Care, Intensive,Care, Surgical Intensive
D003626 Data Display The visual representation of data via a manufactured system. Information Display,Data Displays,Display, Data,Display, Information,Displays, Data,Displays, Information,Information Displays
D004360 Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted Adjunctive computer programs in providing drug treatment to patients. Computer-Assisted Drug Therapy,Protocol Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted,Therapy, Computer-Assisted Drug,Computer Assisted Drug Therapy,Computer-Assisted Drug Therapies,Drug Therapies, Computer-Assisted,Drug Therapy, Computer Assisted,Protocol Drug Therapy, Computer Assisted,Therapies, Computer-Assisted Drug,Therapy, Computer Assisted Drug
D006787 Hospitals, Veterans Hospitals providing medical care to veterans of wars. Veterans Hospitals,Hospital, Veterans,Veterans Hospital
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012984 Software Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer. Computer Programs,Computer Software,Open Source Software,Software Engineering,Software Tools,Computer Applications Software,Computer Programs and Programming,Computer Software Applications,Application, Computer Software,Applications Software, Computer,Applications Softwares, Computer,Applications, Computer Software,Computer Applications Softwares,Computer Program,Computer Software Application,Engineering, Software,Open Source Softwares,Program, Computer,Programs, Computer,Software Application, Computer,Software Applications, Computer,Software Tool,Software, Computer,Software, Computer Applications,Software, Open Source,Softwares, Computer Applications,Softwares, Open Source,Source Software, Open,Source Softwares, Open,Tool, Software,Tools, Software

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