title: Development and application of simple expert systems in obstetrics and gynecology.
abstract: Expert systems have become increasingly popular in medicine for the support of medical decisions, e.g. diagnosis or treatment. We describe the development and application of 2 simple rule-based expert systems, one used for cycle stimulation in our in vitro fertilization program and the other for preoperative assessment of urinary incontinence. The programs were written using a commercially available expert system shell, are run on a standard personal computer, and are in actual use in our department. Though it is doubtful that simple expert systems can be superior to a human expert we feel that expert systems are very useful in the standardization of protocols and are a valuable teaching instrument.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Riss
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koelbl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reinthaller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deutinger
mesh_terms: D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D005103:Expert Systems; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D011247:Pregnancy; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology