WWEB ACCESSIBLE EB ACCESSIBLE DATABASEDATABASE

NEUROSURGEONSNEUROSURGEONS

Babaji

for

Chicago (UIC) • London (King’s – Medicine)

G Narenthiran, Slavin K, Ganesalingam G

Often hear …Often hear …

‘‘Is there a national database ?’Is there a national database ?’ ‘…‘….. a national database would be .. a national database would be

helpful’helpful’ ‘…‘…it is expensive to set-up a on-line it is expensive to set-up a on-line

database..’database..’

HierarchyHierarchy

Raw data

Organised data

Information

Knowledge

Wisdom

Database

Analysis

Peer-reviewed

Verified

Database systemsDatabase systems

PaperPaper ComputerisedComputerised

CommonCommon Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Access FileMaker ProFileMaker Pro

Web accessible databaseWeb accessible database

Without help from IT professionals Reasonable cost

MethodMethod

HardwareHardware SoftwareSoftware Internet connectionInternet connection

HardwareHardware Campaq LaptopCampaq Laptop Pentium II 400 MHzPentium II 400 MHz 6 Gb hard drive6 Gb hard drive 96 MB RAM96 MB RAMWe initially used a We initially used a

laptop to run the laptop to run the database but, it gets database but, it gets very hot. So we very hot. So we abandoned the abandoned the laptop and acquired laptop and acquired a desktop computer.a desktop computer.

HardwareHardware

Compaq desktopCompaq desktop 2.5 GHz Pentium 42.5 GHz Pentium 4 80 Gb hard drive80 Gb hard drive 256 MB RAM256 MB RAM

SoftwareSoftware

FileMaker Pro 6 FileMaker Pro 6 unlimitedunlimited

Norton anti-virusNorton anti-virus

Norton FirewallNorton Firewall

Broadband connectionBroadband connection

BT Business 500BT Business 500 512 kB/s512 kB/s ADSL ModemADSL Modem Phone filterPhone filter Fixed IP addressFixed IP address

DatabaseDatabase

‘‘Database of functional Database of functional neurosurgery targets’neurosurgery targets’

ResultsResults

‘‘Database of functional Database of functional neurosurgery targets’neurosurgery targets’

http://81.137.249.16http://81.137.249.16 3 records3 records

CostsCosts

Desktop Desktop £700£700 Filemaker Pro unlimited Filemaker Pro unlimited £990£990 Broadband + fixed IP Broadband + fixed IP set-upset-up £150£150 Broadband + IP 1 year rental Broadband + IP 1 year rental £600£600

Total ~ £ 2440

ConclusionConclusion

It is feasible to set-up and run an It is feasible to set-up and run an ‘Web-accessible’ on-line database at ‘Web-accessible’ on-line database at reasonable cost without support reasonable cost without support from IT professionalsfrom IT professionals

FileMaker 6 Unlimited provides a FileMaker 6 Unlimited provides a means of setting up web-based means of setting up web-based databases which could be utilised for databases which could be utilised for multi-instituitional data collection.multi-instituitional data collection.

AuthorsAuthors

G NarenthiranG Narenthiran, QMC, Nottingham, QMC, Nottingham IJ RobertsonIJ Robertson, QMC, Nottingham, QMC, Nottingham

K SlavinK Slavin, University of Illinois at , University of Illinois at Chicago, USChicago, US

G GanesalingamG Ganesalingam, Department of , Department of Medicine, King’s College HospitalMedicine, King’s College Hospital

www.stereotactic.org