Multiprofissional electronic protocol in ophtalmology with enfasis in strabismus

Abstract

Objective: to create and validate an electronic database in ophthalmology focused on strabismus, to computerize this database in the form of a systematic data collection software named Electronic Protocol, and to incorporate this protocol into the Integrated System of Electronic Protocols (SINPE © ). Methods: this is a descriptive study, with the methodology divided into three phases: (1) development of a theoretical ophthalmologic database with emphasis on strabismus; (2) computerization of this theoretical ophthalmologic database using SINPE © and (3) interpretation of the information with demonstration of results to validate the protocol. We inputed data from the charts of fifty patients with known strabismus through the Electronic Protocol for testing and validation. Results: the new electronic protocol was able to store information regarding patient history, physical examination, laboratory exams, imaging results, diagnosis and treatment of patients with ophthalmologic diseases, with emphasis on strabismus. We included 2,141 items in this master protocol and created 20 new specific electronic protocols for strabismus, each with its own specifics. Validation was achieved through correlation and corroboration of the symptoms and confirmed diagnoses of the fifty included patients with the diagnostic criteria for the twenty new strabismus protocols. Conclusion: a new, validated electronic database focusing on ophthalmology, with emphasis on strabismus, was successfully created through the standardized collection of information, and computerization of the database using proprietary software. This protocol is ready for deployment to facilitate data collection, sorting and application for practitioners and researchers in numerous specialties. In the case of ophthalmology, the use of computers and, more particularly, the development of computer programs has been widely reported. However, few articles focus on electronic protocols. Ophthalmology needs constant research improvement. In this perspective, informatics is one of the ways that will enable new insights, questions and development in the knowledge of strabismus through research. KeywordsThe objectives of this study are to create an electronic database in ophthalmology, with emphasis on strabismus, through standardized information gathering, and to computerize this basis in the form of software for the systematic collection of data called "Electronic Protocol" and incorporate this ophthalmology "Electronic Protocol" to the Integrated Electronic Protocols (SINPE©). METHODSThe general aspects of the research were pre- Specific protocols are also hierarchical clustering of items, but their goal is to contemplate the specific data of the researched subject. Thus, the specific protocol is a subset of a master protocol. The first item named root, which appears with the opening of the master protocol, is required so that the analyzer can read all the data to be analyzed. The five items of second order are the main folders: history, physical examination, laboratory...

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