Australian Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 130-140 , August 2010

What can paper-based clinical information systems tell us about the design of computerized clinical information systems (CIS) in the ICU?

  • A. Miller

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 615 343 1696.
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  • D. Pilcher

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • N. Mercaldo

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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  • T. Leong

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • C. Scheinkestel

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • J. Schildcrout

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

Received 29 July 2009 ,Revised 16 December 2009 ,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2010.02.001

Australian Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 130-140 , August 2010