Automatic transmission of data from the blood analyzer to the request site is one of the most important part in hospital computerization. We have developed a system that transmits data from the arterial blood gas analyzer to the request site automatically. In this system HOST computer, FILE server,´LAN(Local Area Network), 3270 Emulator and Multi-port card are integrated with 3 blood gas analyzers(NOVA Inc., USA) which are connected to a single multi-port card in a personal computer. .
When specimen are collected from sampling sites, they are transfered to the laboratory in the Yonsei Cardiovascular Center. After analysis, the result is transmitted to the personal computer via serial commnunication between machine and multi-port card using interrupt mrthod. Then, the patient´s information (Name, Patient ID No., etc.) is obtained from the HOST computer througth the emulator. The combined data (patient information & lab data) is transmitted to each request site via LAN automatically.
These results are stored in the File Server for one year and they can be reviewed anytime. Also, it could be used for the various statistics and the flow chart for clinical research. Additionally, we found that this system reduces the personal labor.
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