Glen E S
Br J Urol. 1983 Dec;55(6):588-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1983.tb03381.x.
Urology departments have a heavy outpatient workload requiring efficient secretarial, appointments and records services. Microcomputers are relatively inexpensive and can facilitate efficient routine clinical and research work. Unlike mainframe computers, formal training is not usually required, a simple introduction being sufficient for the enthusiast. An Apple computer is used in this department for word processing incorporating standard letters, paragraphs and phrases. With more sophisticated programs urological screening by computer interrogation could be linked to an appointments system to coordinate investigations, minimising hospital visits. Microprocessors can facilitate a wide variety of measurement recording and data handling. Urodynamic measurements can be computed and graphs superimposed to facilitate interpretation.
泌尿外科门诊工作量繁重，需要高效的秘书、预约及记录服务。微型计算机相对便宜，能够促进高效的日常临床及研究工作。与大型主机不同，通常并不需要进行正规培训，对于爱好者而言，简单的入门介绍就足够了。本科室使用苹果电脑进行文字处理，包括标准信函、段落及短语。通过更复杂的程序，利用计算机查询进行泌尿外科筛查可与预约系统相连，以协调各项检查，尽量减少患者的就诊次数。微处理器能方便地进行各种测量记录及数据处理。尿动力学测量结果可以进行计算，并叠加图表以方便解读。
