OBCONSULT

OBCONSULT is an expert system for the management of high-risk pregnancies.

The system requests user inputs such as indications (i.e., primary symptoms),test results, patient history, and prior complications. The system reviews this information using a set of rules developed by medical staff and provides recommendations for further testing and periodic reassessment and suggests a diagnosis.

The intended uses of the program are as a consultant to OB/GYN physicians who are not specialists in handling high-risk pregnancies and as an educational tool. The system was implemented using VP-Expert on a PC,

The system was developed at Biomedical Engr. Program, Hartford Graduate Center, CT

Donohue, B., et al., OBCONSULT: A prototype knowledge-based system for the management of high risk pregnancies, Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,Philadelphia, PA, pp. 1324-1325, Noy. 1-4, 1990.