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A data management program for the Electra 800 automatic analyser.

J P Cambus·F Nguyen·J de Graeve·B Aragon·P Valdiguie
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The Electra 800 automatic coagulation analyser rapidly performs most chronometric coagulation tests with high precision. To facilitate data handling, software, adaptable to any PC running under MS-DOS, was written to manage the analyser. Data are automatically collected via the RS232 interface or can be manually input. The software can handle 64 different analyses, all entirely 'user defined'. An 'electronic worksheet' presents the results in pages of ten patients. This enables the operator to assess the data and to perform verifications or complementary tests if necessary. All results outside a predetermined range can be flagged and results can be deleted, modified or added. A patient's previous files can be recalled as the data are archived at the end of the day. A 120 Mb disk can store approximately 130,000 patient files. A daily archive function can print the day's work in alphabetical order. A communication protocol allows connection to a mainframe computer. This program and the user's manual are available on request, free of charge, from the authors.

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J P Cambus, F Nguyen, J de Graeve, B Aragon, P Valdiguie. 1994. A data management program for the Electra 800 automatic analyser.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001721-199410000-00024

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