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This article describes the database system used in the Cardiology Department in which the writer is employed. A commercially available database management system was adapted to enable operation by personnel unfamilar with the database interactive language. A straightforward menu structure provides for troublefree performance of basic operations, such as filing and retrieval of data relative to a given patient or examination. Operations involving more sophisticated research are performed in interactive mode which, however, is not difficult to master.
The advantages of a self-made system designed by the actual user/s are: 1) fast installation; 2) low cost; 3) flexibility in terms of future adaptation, data exchange and software maintenance.
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Pizzuti, A. (1991). Practical data management in the Cardiology Department of a City Hospital. In: Meester, G.T., Pinciroli, F. (eds) Databases for Cardiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 115. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3720-1_22
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