Title :
Data modeling and design of a patient data management system in an intensive care unit
Author :
Saab, E. ; Fumai, N. ; Petroni, M. ; Roger, K. ; Collet, C. ; Malowany, A.S. ; Carnevale, F.A. ; Gottesman, R.D.
Author_Institution :
McGill Res. Center for Intelligent Machines, McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A patient data management system (PDMS) is being developed for use in intensive care units of the Montreal Children´s Hospital. The PDMS has a diversity of applications that handle various types of data. The numerous functionalities and management of different data types present the following design requirements: abstract definition of data types; unified view of data during the development phase; distinct levels of data management; and minimum coupling of the system´s modules and higher degree of system flexibility. The authors outline the current database design and some aspects of its implementation using OS/2 Extended Edition. The multilevel data storage management is expected to solve the problem of storing the large volume of data and preserving the real-time response of the system
Keywords :
medical administrative data processing; relational databases; systems analysis; OS/2; data types; database design; intensive care units; multilevel data storage management; patient data management system; real-time response; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical monitoring; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Computer network management; Databases; Hospitals; Information retrieval; Pediatrics; Real time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1992. Proceedings., Fifth Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Durham, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2742-5
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.1992.244963
