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Development and Evaluation of a Computer Expert System for the Management of Fetal Distress
Author(s) -
Wong K. K.,
Ng K. H.,
Nah S. H.,
Yusof K.,
Rajeswari K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1994.tb00415.x
Subject(s) - expert system , microcomputer , distress , medicine , fetal distress , medical emergency , medical education , nursing , pregnancy , computer science , fetus , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , clinical psychology , chip , biology , genetics
The general lack of specialist obstetricians in a developing country such as Malaysia prompted us to develop a computer expert system for the management of fetal distress in rural hospitals. It was based on accepted production rules and implemented on a microcomputer. The clinical prototype was evaluated by 8 specialist obstetricians and 21 non‐specialist doctors involved in obstetric care. The initial impression was that this type of expert system may help in diagnosis, decision‐making and teaching.