Databases for prevention, pacemaker, and postoperative treatment

The Charite in Berlin, founded in 1710, is the Hospital of Humboldt University. Its responsibilities are great concerning basic, emergency and specialized medical care, student education, postgraduate teaching and research in many fields. In fact, it is a leading centre in this country, cooperating with a variety of medical institutions of all kinds. A lot of computer applications, ranging from databases to highly sophisticated techniques such as computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, have been established. Preliminary steps were also taken in ECG processing with the establishment of three centralized ECG labs during reconstruction; the labs are usable for all surgical disciplines, all outpatient departments and the purposes of internal medicine.