10-22-2009, 01:26 AM
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--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> The researchers then compared the computer-estimated threat of dying at the time of the emergency call with the actual patientsâ condition upon arrival at the hospital emergency department to find that the algorithm was effective in assessing the life risk of a patient with over 80% sensitivity.
Ohshige, the lead researcher, said: âA patientâs life threat risk can be quantitatively expressed at the moment of the emergency call with a moderate level of accuracy. The algorithm for estimating a patientâs like threat risk should be improved further as more data are collected.â
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sc...how/5146853.cms
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> The researchers then compared the computer-estimated threat of dying at the time of the emergency call with the actual patientsâ condition upon arrival at the hospital emergency department to find that the algorithm was effective in assessing the life risk of a patient with over 80% sensitivity. Ohshige, the lead researcher, said: âA patientâs life threat risk can be quantitatively expressed at the moment of the emergency call with a moderate level of accuracy. The algorithm for estimating a patientâs like threat risk should be improved further as more data are collected.â
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sc...how/5146853.cms