Using temporal probabilistic knowledge for medical decision making

Nicolette de Bruijn, Peter Lucas, Karin Schurink, Marc Bonten, Andy Hoepelman

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Abstract

Time plays an important role in medical decision making, as a patient's disease is a dynamic process that changes over time; medical doctors, therefore, have to deal with the temporal nature of these processes as well. However, it is not clear whether time is equally important in every aspect of medical decision making. This paper explores the role of time in the diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in ICU patients. The aim of this study was to obtain insight into the advantages and limitations of dealing with time explicitly in the context of VAP.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Intelligence in Medicine - 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2001, Proceedings
EditorsSilvana Quaglini, Pedro Barahona, Steen Andreassen
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages231-234
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)3540422943, 9783540422945
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2001
Event8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2001 - Cascais, Portugal
Duration: 1 Jul 20014 Jul 2001

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2101
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine in Europe, AIME 2001
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityCascais
Period1/07/014/07/01

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