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Informatics Applications in Neonatology

Informatics Applications in Neonatology

Malcolm Battin, David Knight, Carl Kuschel
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781605660783|ISBN10: 1605660787|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616925352|EISBN13: 9781605660790
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-078-3.ch009
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Battin, Malcolm, et al. "Informatics Applications in Neonatology." Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology, edited by David Parry and Emma Parry, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 130-150. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-078-3.ch009

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Battin, M., Knight, D., & Kuschel, C. (2009). Informatics Applications in Neonatology. In D. Parry & E. Parry (Eds.), Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology (pp. 130-150). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-078-3.ch009

Chicago

Battin, Malcolm, David Knight, and Carl Kuschel. "Informatics Applications in Neonatology." In Medical Informatics in Obstetrics and Gynecology, edited by David Parry and Emma Parry, 130-150. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-078-3.ch009

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Abstract

Neonatal care is an extremely data-intensive activity. Physiological monitoring equipment is used extensively along with web-based information tools and knowledge sources. Merging data from multiple sources adds value to this data collection. Neonatal databases assist with collecting, displaying, and analyzing data from a number of sources. Although the construction of such databases can be difficult, it can provide helpful support to clinical practice including surveillance of infectious diseases and even medical error. Along with recording outcomes, such systems are extremely useful for the support of audit and quality improvement as well as research. Electronic information sources are often helpful in education and communication with parents and others, both within the unit and at a distance. Systems are beginning to be used to help with decision making – for example in the case of weaning neonates from ventilators, and this work is likely to become more important in the future.

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