Development of a Customized Database Management System for the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

摘要

A simple database management system has been developed for use by the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The system was developed with limited resources in a period of eight months. Major functions provided by the DBMS are data acquisition, report generation and selective retrieval by diagnosis. The modular design of the system provides for growth in the database without modification of existing programs. The project was divided into four stages: data specification, design, development and implementation.Implementation of the DBMS has led to increased efficiency in the laboratory and an improvement in the quality of the data. Reduction in the physician work load has improved the interface between the physician and computer and has generated interest in developing other localized databases at University of Iowa Hospitals.