ESTER: an expert system for management of respiratory weaning therapy

ESTER is an expert system in which the most widely accepted criteria are systematically utilized to supply advice to the clinician who has to prescribe a respiratory therapy regime suited to the needs of the patient. After effecting a preliminary prognosis of the patient's condition, ESTER asks for certain physiological parameters to be keyed in. Analysis of these parameters reveals the patient's condition and allows a recommended respiratory therapy to be designed.<
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