Title :
Evaluation of a knowledge-based system for the management of fluid/electrolyte disorders
Author :
Shamsolmaali, A. ; Collinson, P.O. ; Gray, T.G. ; Cramp, D.G. ; Carson, E.R.
Author_Institution :
R. Free Hospital Sch. of Med., London, UK
Abstract :
A prototype system for managing fluid/electrolyte disorders has been developed and evaluated. It includes a user interface, patient database, patient record file, diagnostic and treatment modules, and a dynamic mathematical model to simulate the effects of recommenced therapy. In preliminary tests, the system is shown to outperform a junior clinician. The basic approach and the system development and evaluation are described
Keywords :
knowledge based systems; medical computing; diagnostic module; dynamic mathematical model; electrolyte disorders management; fluid disorders management; knowledge-based system; patient database; patient record file; prototype system; therapy effects simulation; treatment module; user interface; Databases; Drugs; Fluid dynamics; Knowledge based systems; Knowledge management; Mathematical model; Medical treatment; Prototypes; System testing; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96498
