PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dower, G. E.
AU  - Osborne, J. A.
AU  - Machado, H. B.
AU  - Stewart, D. E.
TI  - Standardization of electrocardiographic interpretive statements: a menu for word processing
DP  - 1979 Apr 07
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 808--812
VI  - 120
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/120/7/808.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/120/7/808.full
SO  - CMAJ1979 Apr 07; 120
AB  - Standardization of electrocardiographic interpretive statements is a goal of various coding systems, but word processing has not usually been considered. A simple, easily memorized system for clinical electrocardiography has been developed and used for approximately 60 000 interpretations. It takes the form of a "menu", in which boxes stand for various interpretive statements; the boxes are identified by mnemonics and marked by the interpreter when appropriate. The results provide better standardization, significant decreases in the numbers of descriptive statements and words per interpretation and considerable saving in typing time. Acceptance by the interpreters has been good. Features of the system allow for word processing as part of a polarcardiography computing system.