title: Application of 4G wireless network-based system for remote diagnosis and nursing of stomal complications.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aims to apply 4G wireless network in the remote diagnosis of stoma complications for the first time.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Remote diagnosis and nursing care for a variety of illnesses are urgently needed in clinical settings.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Combining with relevant clinical manifestations, an Android phone-based intelligent diagnosis system was designed to construct a universe, easy access to exploitation and human-computer interaction database and exploitation environment for applications and programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  "Production rule" and forward reasoning method were utilized to design arborescence structures and logic reasoner associated with stoma complications. Stoma physicians were responsible for delivering evaluation scores on patients' health status using analytic hierarchy process. The emphasis of this study is to exploit an "Android phone-based system for remote diagnosis of stoma", which is of certain universe usage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Such system was tested in the Medicine Information Center of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and initially applied in the city of De Zhou, Shandong province, China.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results collectively demonstrated that the system is easy to carry, of high utility and free from the limitations of wire network environment, etc. It provides clinical evidence for establishing a novel type model for the exchange between patients and physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiulian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yingjuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University No. 107 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan 250012, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaorong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luan
keywords: Stomal complications; mobile phone; nursing; remote diagnosis