Mobile decision support for transplantation patient data

Andreas Krause, Dominik Hartl, Fabian Theis, Manfred Stangl, Klaus E. Gerauer, Alexander T. Mehlhorn

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Abstract

In high-critical medical fields instant information delivery is essential. Task-flow analyses within the transplantation unit of the Technische Universität München revealed that valuable time could be saved in pre-transplantation management being able to retrieve data of organ receivers ubiquitously. Inspired by this clinical scenario, a mobile application was designed and implemented providing surgeons with decision-relevant information on potential organ receivers. It assists them in considering the prospects of forthcoming organ transplantations and facilitates decision making and documentation with regard to high security demands. The described system services three organ receiver lists and is used by the surgeons in every transplantation procedure. After a 6-month period of clinical usage, the system has been evaluated in terms of handling, clinical benefit and total time savings. Intuitive, ubiquitous access to decision-relevant patient data and authenticated documentation were the major improvements with average total time savings of 50 min in comparison to the old system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)461-464
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume73
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Computerized medical records systems
  • Databases
  • Medical informatics applications
  • Organ transplantation

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