RespDoc: a new clinical decision support system for childhood asthma management based on Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) measurements

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013:2013:1306-9. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609748.

Abstract

The use of Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) for measurement of inflammation in the respiratory system is a good way to assess the level of asthma in children. In this paper we present a new Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for Childhood Asthma Management based on FeNO, which is named RespDoc. The core of RespDoc is a decision making algorithm and a patient's monitoring process that are extensively analyzed in the paper. The performance of RespDoc is tested through the process and assessment of archived patients' data.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Asthma / prevention & control*
  • Breath Tests*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical*
  • Disease Management
  • Humans
  • Monitoring, Physiologic
  • Nitric Oxide / analysis*

Substances

  • Nitric Oxide