Title of article :
Utility-Based Multicriteria Model for Screening Patients under the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author/Authors :
Peixoto Roselli, Lucia Reis Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos - s/n-Cidade Universitária - Recife, Brazil , Asfora Frej, Eduarda Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos - s/n-Cidade Universitária - Recife, Brazil , José Pires Ferreira, Rodrigo Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos - s/n-Cidade Universitária - Recife, Brazil , Ramalho Alberti, Alexandre Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos - s/n-Cidade Universitária - Recife, Brazil , Teixeira de Almeida, Adiel Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos - s/n-Cidade Universitária - Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
In this paper, a utility-based multicriteria model is proposed to support the physicians to deal with an important medical
decision—the screening decision problem—given the squeeze put on resources due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the
COVID-19 emerged, the number of patients with an acute respiratory failure has increased in the health units. This chaotic
situation has led to a deficiency in health resources. Thus, this study, using the concepts of the multiattribute utility theory
(MAUT), puts forward a mathematical model to aid physicians in the screening decision problem. The model is used to
generate which of the three alternatives is the best one for where patients with suspected COVID-19 should be treated, namely,
an intensive care unit (ICU), a hospital ward, or at home in isolation. Also, a decision information system, called SIDTriagem, is
constructed and illustrated to operate the mathematical model proposed.
Keywords :
COVID-19 , Utility-Based , MAUT , Pandemic
Journal title :
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
