Blood gas analysis: a knowledge-based adviser for the interpretation of results

Author

Chelsom, J.J. ; Ellis, T.J. ; Carson, E.R. ; Cramp, D.G.

Author_Institution

Centre for Meas. & Inf. in Med., City Univ., London, UK

fYear

1988

fDate

4-7 Nov. 1988

Firstpage

1360

Abstract

An intelligent knowledge-based system is being developed to assist clinicians with the interpretation of the results of blood-gas analysis in an intensive care unit. The system links directly to an automated blood-gas analyzer for data transfer, thus reducing the time-consuming interaction between computer and clinician. Knowledge held in frames is manipulated by a blackboard system to produce rapid diagnosis of acid-base disorders and underlying diseases. Deeper knowledge of the domain, held in a semantic network, is used to provide detailed explanation of the system´s conclusions and to answer general queries about acid-base physiology.<>

Keywords

blood; expert systems; medical diagnostic computing; acid-base disorders; automated blood-gas analyzer; blackboard system; clinician assistance; data transfer; diseases; expert system; intelligent knowledge-based system; intensive care unit; knowledge-based adviser; medical diagnostic computing; semantic network;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95168

Filename

95168