PMID- 17291344
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070319
LR  - 20230412
IS  - 1471-2105 (Electronic)
IS  - 1471-2105 (Linking)
VI  - 8
DP  - 2007 Feb 9
TI  - PASSIM--an open source software system for managing information in biomedical 
      studies.
PG  - 52
AB  - BACKGROUND: One of the crucial aspects of day-to-day laboratory information 
      management is collection, storage and retrieval of information about research 
      subjects and biomedical samples. An efficient link between sample data and 
      experiment results is absolutely imperative for a successful outcome of a 
      biomedical study. Currently available software solutions are largely limited to 
      large-scale, expensive commercial Laboratory Information Management Systems 
      (LIMS). Acquiring such LIMS indeed can bring laboratory information management to 
      a higher level, but often implies sufficient investment of time, effort and 
      funds, which are not always available. There is a clear need for lightweight open 
      source systems for patient and sample information management. RESULTS: We present 
      a web-based tool for submission, management and retrieval of sample and research 
      subject data. The system secures confidentiality by separating anonymized sample 
      information from individuals' records. It is simple and generic, and can be 
      customised for various biomedical studies. Information can be both entered and 
      accessed using the same web interface. User groups and their privileges can be 
      defined. The system is open-source and is supplied with an on-line tutorial and 
      necessary documentation. It has proven to be successful in a large international 
      collaborative project. CONCLUSION: The presented system closes the gap between 
      the need and the availability of lightweight software solutions for managing 
      information in biomedical studies involving human research subjects.
FAU - Viksna, Juris
AU  - Viksna J
AD  - Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Riga, University of Latvia, 
      Latvia. jviksna@mii.lu.lv <jviksna@mii.lu.lv>
FAU - Celms, Edgars
AU  - Celms E
FAU - Opmanis, Martins
AU  - Opmanis M
FAU - Podnieks, Karlis
AU  - Podnieks K
FAU - Rucevskis, Peteris
AU  - Rucevskis P
FAU - Zarins, Andris
AU  - Zarins A
FAU - Barrett, Amy
AU  - Barrett A
FAU - Neogi, Sudeshna Guha
AU  - Neogi SG
FAU - Krestyaninova, Maria
AU  - Krestyaninova M
FAU - McCarthy, Mark I
AU  - McCarthy MI
FAU - Brazma, Alvis
AU  - Brazma A
FAU - Sarkans, Ugis
AU  - Sarkans U
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20070209
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Bioinformatics
JT  - BMC bioinformatics
JID - 100965194
SB  - IM
MH  - Artificial Intelligence
MH  - Biomedical Engineering/methods
MH  - Biomedical Research/methods
MH  - Clinical Trials as Topic/methods
MH  - *Database Management Systems
MH  - *Databases, Factual
MH  - Information Storage and Retrieval/*methods
MH  - *Medical Records Systems, Computerized
MH  - Programming Languages
MH  - *Software
MH  - *User-Computer Interface
PMC - PMC1803798
EDAT- 2007/02/13 09:00
MHDA- 2007/03/21 09:00
PMCR- 2007/02/09
CRDT- 2007/02/13 09:00
PHST- 2006/07/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2007/02/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2007/02/13 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/03/21 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/02/13 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2007/02/09 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1471-2105-8-52 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/1471-2105-8-52 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Bioinformatics. 2007 Feb 9;8:52. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-8-52.