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NAPROS: A semiautomatic user-friendly anaesthetic record system

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International journal of clinical monitoring and computing

Abstract

NAPROS is a semiautomatic, inexpensive, and easy-to-use anaesthetic record system. It is based on an ACORN (BBC-Model B) microcomputer that is linked to a non-invasive arterial pressure monitor (DINAMAP 845a) and an inhalation anaesthetic monitor (Engstroem EMMA) for automatic collection of measured data. The following functions have been implemented:

  • - Automatic registration of cardiovascular data and concentration of anaesthetic inhalation agents.

  • - Graphical or numerical representation of fluid-balances.

  • - Possibility to recall dosage information for drugs and drops.

  • - Printing of a final anaesthetic report at the end of anaeshesia.

Definite advantages of NAPROS are:

  • - The number of hours saved by the computer record over manual data entry is 8 hours.

  • - Better acceptance by users.

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  1. Institute of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation at the Mannheim Faculty of Clinical Medicine of the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, BRD

    P. M. Osswald, D. Winter, H. J. Hartung & P. Gasteiger

  2. Institut für Anästhesiologie und Reanimation am Klinikum Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer, D-6800, Mannheim 1, BRD

    P. M. Osswald, D. Winter, H. J. Hartung & P. Gasteiger

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Osswald, P.M., Winter, D., Hartung, H.J. et al. NAPROS: A semiautomatic user-friendly anaesthetic record system. J Clin Monit Comput 4, 231–236 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02915863

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