A computerized anesthesia-operating room information system

A computerized system has been implemented to schedule, monitor, and display the status of twenty-four operating rooms of a large university hospital. Stored data on posting, scheduling, and status are combined to form a monitor display shown in thirteen separate locations throughout the operating room suite. The display is updated every twenty seconds. Pre-operative (Pre-op), intra-operative (Intra-op), and post-operative (Post-op) information are collected and entered into the patient record to provide the basis for an anesthesia data base. This data base will be used to perform retrospective clinical studies as well as generate standard administrative reports.