This simple little program takes laboratory-derived data and graphically
demonstrates how a patient's heparin anticoagulation changed with time.
Using ratios of patient aPTTs to control values, it determines
whether the patient was adequately anticoagulated, over- or under-anticoagulated,
and gives a simple measure of the duration of effective and ineffective
anticoagulation.
It also monitors the performance of the doctor attending the patient.
If the doctor delays management inappropriately, this delay is added to
the "protocol violation time" for the patient.
What hardware and software do I need?
A computer that can run Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 is sufficient.
Memory requirements are minimal.
What data does the program need?
Simple laboratory data: the patients name and serial number, as well
as aPTTs with controls. These must be date and time-stamped. The format
of the data ("comma-delimited text") is simple, and data in this format
should be readily available from most computerised laboratories.
How do I get it?
You can download the
program now!
The file you download is a self-extracting archive called coag.exe.
Run the file to extract its contents, and read the file README.NOW
for further instructions!
Caution
This is Version 1.0 - bugs may abound!
Read the accompanying documentation.
Comments & feedback will result in speedy improvements!
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