Temporal-abstraction mechanisms in management of clinical protocols
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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Published on: January 18, 2018
1Section on Medical Informatics, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305-5479.
Abstract:
We have identified several general temporal-abstraction mechanisms needed for reasoning about time-stamped data, such as are needed in management of patients being treated on clinical protocols: simple temporal abstraction (a mechanism for abstracting several parameter values into one class), temporal inference (a mechanism for inferring sound logical conclusions over a single interval or two meeting intervals), and temporal interpolation (a mechanism for bridging non-meeting temporal intervals). Making explicit the knowledge required for temporal abstractions supports the acquisition of planning knowledge, the identification of clinical problems, and the formulation of clinical-management-plan revisions.
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