Title :
SES (septicemia expert system): knowledge validation from data analysis
Author :
Duhamel, A. ; Beuscart, R. ; Demongeot, J. ; Mouton, Y.
Author_Institution :
CERIM, Lille, France
Abstract :
The septicemia expert system (SES), an expert system designed for diagnosis of pathogens (DIAGSES) and antibiotics prescription, is discussed. SES is provided with a large clinical database (SES-DB), which includes extensive information about septicemia. A link between the SES-DB and SES was designed to facilitate the evaluation of SES. It showed the possibility of improving DIAGSES efficiency. Statistical analyses were performed to study the coherence and the validity of the knowledge base. A knowledge base was designed and evaluated, and the expected improvements of DIAGSES were obtained.<>
Keywords :
expert systems; medical diagnostic computing; DIAGSES; antibiotics prescription; clinical database; data analysis; knowledge base; knowledge validation; pathogens diagnosis; septicemia expert system; statistical analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95191
