Computerised databases

Computerised databases in infection control.

THIS ARTICLE sets out to examine the potential uses of computer software in infection control, and also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using computers to enhance infection control in hospitals. The role of the infection control nurse is broadly categorised into one of advisory, education, research and surveillance (Law 1993, Worsley 1988). These categories are explored in relatio...

Protein Databases

Proteins are sources of many peptides with diverse biological activity. Some of them are considered as valuable components of foods and drug targets with desired and designed biological activity. We are now entering an era rich in biological data in which the field of bioinformatics is poised to exploit this information in increasingly powerful ways. There are currently many databases all over ...

Computerised cardiological case notes.

Optical Mark Reader forms have been used by the Cardiac Department at St Thomas's Hospital for six years to store clinical and haemodynamic data by computer. Forms are completed by clinical staff in outpatients and also for those patients undergoing cardiac catheterisation. Three documents are used to record the symptoms and signs at the clinical consultation, the results of relevant investigat...

Computerised neonatal information systems.

Computerised Tomography (CT) Scans

Conventional CT scan the scan is taken slice by slice and after each slice the scan stops and moves down to the next slice eg, from the top of the abdomen down to the pelvis. This requires patients to hold their breath to avoid movement artefact. Spiral/helical CT scan this is a continuous scan which is taken in a spiral fashion. It is a much quicker process and the scanned images are contiguous.