PMID: 8581839Nov 1, 1995Paper

Evaluation of atopy through an expert system: description of the database

Clinical and Experimental Allergy : Journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
P RayP Godard

Abstract

In order to understand the medical decisions taken during the initial visit of a new asthmatic patient, a group of experts designed an expert system which provides conclusions about severity, precipitating factors and treatment. Rules for atopy and the assessment of allergic factors have been discussed and implemented in the expert system. Conclusions about severity have been yet validated using an appropriate methodology. The aim of this study was to investigate a sample of 471 patients according to conclusions regarding atopy. A total of 471 cases report forms (CRF) was filled in for adult asthmatic outpatients, seen for the first time in our clinic without emergency situations. Data of each CRF were used by the expert system to draw conclusions. The expert system discerns three patterns for atopy, yes, possible or no. The variables known to reflect different features according to the classification of asthma as atopic or not have been studied. The variables used in the rules for atopy, obviously linked to the conclusion, were not compared. For many medical problems no unique objective solution exists and this is why a group of patients with possible atopy was introduced. Patients with atopy had less severe asthma (P = 0.01),...Continue Reading

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