title: [Clinical pathway management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on state machine].
abstract: We propose a clinical pathway of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) based on state machine. Clinical event-driven response was utilized to control workflow execution of the AECOPD clinical pathway. By comparison with the traditional clinical pathway management, clinical numerical results showed that the proposed method was better in hospitalization days, average hospitalization expense and aberration rate, and better handled the variability in the AECOPD clinical pathway execution.
authors.affiliation: Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.E-mail: tjian@fimmu.com.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Liwei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Yuanxiong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Tongliang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yingnuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy