IMPACT OF A PROTOCOL PROCESSING SYSTEM (PROTO VIEW) ON CLINICAL BEHAVIOR OF RESIDENTS AND TREATMENT

Authors
VISSERS MC HASMAN A VANDERLINDEN CJ
Citation
Mc. Vissers et al., IMPACT OF A PROTOCOL PROCESSING SYSTEM (PROTO VIEW) ON CLINICAL BEHAVIOR OF RESIDENTS AND TREATMENT, International journal of bio-medical computing, 42(1-2), 1996, pp. 143-150
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Methods, Biology & Medicine","Engineering, Biomedical","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Computer Science Theory & Methods","Medical Informatics
Journal title
International journal of bio-medical computing → ACNP
ISSN journal
00207101
Volume
42
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
143 - 150
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7101(1996)42:1-2<143:IOAPPS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A protocol processing system (ProtoVIEW), containing therapeutic traum a protocols, was used in the Accident and Emergency (A and E) departme nt for a period of 7 months to investigate the impact of automated pro tocols on firstly, medical decision making of physicians and secondly, on quality of treatments eventually received by the patients. A rando mized controlled trial showed that mandatory use of the system led to a more uniform working strategy while fracture treatment only seemed t o improve in a subgroup of patient for whom residents established a co rrect diagnosis.