A probabilistic and decision-theoretic approach to the management of infectious disease at the ICU

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 251-279

  Lucas, Peter J F ^a   De Bruijn, Nicolette C ^b   Schurink, Karin ^c   Hoepelman, Andy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Decision theory; Infectious diseases; Intensive care; Medical decision support; Probabilistic networks; Temporal probabilistic models

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY DISEASES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

OPTIMAL ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DECISION THEORY; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MODEL; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0034235303     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3657(00)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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