Reliability of computerised electrocardiographic reports.
Singapore Med J
; 34(1): 53-4, 1993 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8266130
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to assess the reliability of computerised reporting of electrocardiograms (ECG). Fifty ECG performed consecutively at the outpatient department of the Penang Adventist Hospital on the Marquette 12SL-SC were studied. Two physicians independently reviewed the ECG and the manual readings were compared with each other and to the computer reports. There was no significant difference in the measurement of rate. The PR and QT intervals measured by the two physicians were similar but each was significantly different from the computer reading. The QRS duration assessed by Physician 1 was similar to the computer reading but each was significantly different from that of Physician 2. The overall diagnosis was the same between the two physicians in 76%, between Physician 1 and the computer in 68%, and between Physician 2 and the computer in 78%. No ECG was reported as normal by the computer and said to be abnormal by either physician. Thus, the computer programme is reasonably reliable in ECG reporting with computer-physician variability being comparable to inter-physician variability.
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Diagnóstico por Computador
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Eletrocardiografia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Singapore Med J
Ano de publicação:
1993
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Article