Abstract
Taking decisions in the medical domain is a very complex task. The context is strongly affected by uncertainty and the possible undesired side effects of the treatments have to be carefully considered. Currently, these decisions are based on the physician's own experience and the evidences of the published literature, according, when available, with the philosophy of Evidence Based Medicine. The main issues of this approach are that the own experience can be different, and the results in the literature are sometimes contrasting. For helping physicians while taking medical decisions, we are proposing an innovative approach based on the idea of the clinical similarity. Given a set of clinical variables, the proposed approach selects patients that are similar, presenting to the physician the respective decisions taken and the corresponding clinical effects.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | MEDINFO 2013 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics |
Editors | Christoph Ulrich Lehmann, Elske Ammenwerth, Christian Nøhr |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Pages | 1114-1114 |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781614992899 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781614992882 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2013 |
Event | 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 20 Aug 2013 → 23 Aug 2013 Conference number: 14 |
Publication series
Name | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
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Publisher | IOS Press |
Volume | 192 |
ISSN (Print) | 0926-9630 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1879-8365 |
Conference
Conference | 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics |
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Abbreviated title | MEDINFO 2013 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Copenhagen |
Period | 20/08/13 → 23/08/13 |