To the Editor:--Myriad computer applications exist for anesthesia, including simulators, [1,2]data acquisition, [3]and cost-analysis tools. [4]We developed a software application for storing and processing the American Board of Anesthesiology annual training report. The application is written for the Windows 95 environment on the personal computer using Microsoft's Visual Basic 3.0. The program displays a facsimile of the ABA report (Figure 1) and prompts the resident for the case data. The numbers are totaled and saved electronically, and a submittable hard copy is generated. All nineteen of our residents found this to be easier and quicker than performing the same task by hand. All residency programs are welcomed to solicit free copies of this application.

Figure 1. True facsimile of the American Board of Anesthesiology report.
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Figure 1. True facsimile of the American Board of Anesthesiology report.

Figure 1. True facsimile of the American Board of Anesthesiology report.
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Figure 1. True facsimile of the American Board of Anesthesiology report.

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Jonathan Kraidin, MD, Instructor of Anesthesia, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, Suite 3100, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901–1977

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Doyle Dj, Arellano R: The virtual anaesthesiology training simulation system. Can J Anaesth 1995; 42:267-73.
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Chopra V, Engbers FH, Geerts MJ, Filet WR, Bovill JG, Spierdijk J: The Leiden anaesthesia simulator. Br J Anaesth 1994; 73:287-92.
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Woolman PS: A universal data acquisition program for use with anesthetic monitors and Windows 3.0. Computer Methods Programs Biomed 1992; 38:241-4.
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Rose DK, Cohen MM, Wigglesworth DF: Development of a computerized database for the study of anaestheisa care. Can J Anaesth 1992; 39:716-23.
Copyright 1996 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc.