Development and implementation of a pediatric cardiac anesthesia/intensive care database

Alexander J.C. Mittnacht, David B. Wax, Shubikha Srivastava, Khanh Nguyen, Umesh Joashi

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Abstract

Systematic collection and electronic storage of data can assist in improving quality and efficiency of patient care and can provide a data set to interrogate for subsequent performance improvement and clinical research purposes. In this article, an electronic perioperative pediatric cardiac surgery database to be used by a multidisciplinary care team was designed, developed, and implemented. Technical goals for the design included low cost, rapid development and implementation, adequate security, and potential for internal and external distribution. Implementation of the described database has proved to be invaluable for quality assurance and statistical analysis of data relevant to patient care. From the overall positive experience, it was concluded that the electronic data management does not always need major cost investment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-17
Number of pages6
JournalSeminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2008

Keywords

  • Anesthesia
  • Congenital heart surgery
  • Database
  • Electronic record keeping
  • Intensive care unit
  • Pediatric

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