A survey of 53 university and community hospitals revealed that 73% of the institutions had no standard policy for the replacement of triple-lumen catheters (TLCs). Since the maintenance of a TLC in place for a prolonged period may lead to infectious…
Purpose: To compare three decision making techniques using a common clinical problem. Methods: Two recently developed methods, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the analytic network process (ANP), were compared with a Markov process in the…
Purpose. To evaluate the post-lumpectomy treatment of a nonpalpable, stage 1, T1b tumor, mammographically detected, in a 74-year-old woman without comorbidities. Methods. A Markov process, through 120 monthly cycles, was used to model patient…
Numerous decision-making tools exist to assist physicians in diagnosis management. However, the accuracy of available clinical information is often ambiguous or unknown and current analytical models do not explicitly incorporate judgmentally defined…
