October 28, 2011, 10:01
Chapter 4 out of 5: posterior fossa mass lesions! After implementing the Brain Trauma Foundation surgical guidelines on epidural hematoma, acute subdural hematoma, and traumatic parenchymal lesions, now it is time for posterior fossa mass lesions. As usual, I take my “three-step-approach”:
Step 1: the original text-version of the guideline’s recommendations
Step 2: create a flowchart
(click to enlarge)
Step 3: convert into an app!
More screenshots are available from DigitalNeurosurgeon.com
Pieter Kubben
Information Technology editor
Surgical Neurology International
October 25, 2011, 10:17
Part 3 of the BTF Surgical Guidelines: traumatic parenchymal lesions. By now you will be familiar with the three steps I also used for the decision support systems on epidural hematoma and acute subdural hematoma:
Step 1: the original text-version of the guideline’s recommendations
Step 2: create a flowchart
(click to enlarge)
Step 3: convert into an app!
Here is one picture, more images are available at DigitalNeurosurgeon.com
(click to enlarge)
Pieter Kubben
Information Technology editor
Surgical Neurology International
October 22, 2011, 19:40
After my previous post on epidural hematoma, I now converted the BTF surgical guideline on acute subdural hematoma into a decision supporting system. Following the same steps as described previously, here we go:
Step 1: the original text-version of the guideline’s recommendations
Step 2: create a flowchart
(click to enlarge)
Step 3: convert into an app!
Here is one picture, more images are available at DigitalNeurosurgeon.com
Although emulator screenshots are running at iOS4, the app has been tested successfully at iOS5 as well!
Pieter Kubben
Information Technology editor
Surgical Neurology International
