Electronic base of clinical data of stomach Diseases

Background: Prospective epidemiological studies have more quality results than reviews of literature and meta-analysis. Today, a computer database is the best form to collect clinical information. The creation of one database for storing prospective patient information would result in high quality and trustful scientific studies. Objectives: To create a gastric disease clinical database; Creation of the software called electronic protocol of gastric disease to store this information in a computer database; To incorporate this protocol to SINPE® © (Electronic Protocols Integrated System). Methods: First, the clinical database of gastric diseases was made. Textbooks and journal articles were used to collect the specific information about thirteen gastric diseases: gastric bezoar/foreign body, acute gastric dilatation, dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease, gastric motility disorders, gastric diverticulum, gastritis, upper digestive hemorrhage, gastric tumor, gastric polyp, gastric perforation, postoperative gastric syndromes, and gastric volvulus. After, the database was stored in the software developed in the Multimedia and Informatics Laboratory in the Health Studies Sector of the Federal University of Parana. During the database storage, two kinds of electronic protocols were created: the master and the specific protocol. The main clinical data that refers to gastric diseases was stored in the master one. The specific protocols were created from the master one, considering the characteristics of each disease. To complete, this electronic database was incorporated into SINPE® ©. This program is registered on INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property) under nº 00051543, from Prof. Dr. Osvaldo Malafaia's intellectual property. Results: This electronic protocol allows the patients collected data to be used to produce scientific studies. After registering the patient, the collector chooses one disease in the specific protocol. Then, the selection of clinical data based on direct questions is made to the respective patient. This data to be recovered and statistical information becomes possible. Conclusions: The creation of a clinical database was completed; It was possible to store the clinical data in a computer by the creation of specific software; The electronic database of gastric diseases is now incorporated to SINPE®.