Title :
An intelligent Decision Support System for the treatment of patients receiving ventricular assist device (VAD) support
Author :
Karvounis, Evaggelos C. ; Katertsidis, Nikolaos S. ; Exarchos, Themis P. ; Fotiadis, Dimitrios I.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Res. Inst.-FORTH, Ioannina, Greece
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
The scope of this paper is to present the Specialist´s Decision Support System (SDSS), part of the overall Decision Support Framework that is developed under the SensorART platform. The SensorART platform focuses on the management and remote treatment of patients suffering from end-stage heart failure. The SDSS assists specialists on designing the best treatment plan for their patients before and after VAD implantation, analyzing patients´ data, extracting new knowledge, and making informative decisions. It creates a hallmark in the field, supporting medical and VAD experts through the different phases of VAD therapy.
Keywords :
cardiology; decision support systems; medical expert systems; patient treatment; prosthetics; telemedicine; SDSS; SensorART platform; VAD support; end stage heart failure; intelligent decision support system; remote patient management; remote patient treatment; specialist decision support system; ventricular assist device support; Data mining; Data models; Decision support systems; Feature extraction; Heart; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Computer Simulation; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6092045
