Development and evaluation of a computer expert system for the management of fetal distress.
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.
Wong
K K
KK
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Ng
K H
KH
Nah
S H
SH
Yusof
K
K
Rajeswari
K
K
D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005103:Expert Systems; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D011247:Pregnancy; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted