decision support systems and methods for insertion sites

摘要

The present invention relates to a decision support system for a patient including a storage device that holds data from various insertion sites. each site represents an area of the human body into which the medical device may be inserted into the body. data is also stored that indicates sites that were used by the patient. A processor determines if the various sites are recommended and indicates the recommendations on a screen. The processor receives a selection from a site and updates the stored data. The system can also determine recommendations for two different medical devices and update stored indicator data from the sites used to one with a selected site. The recommendation method of an insertion site includes receiving an indication of a site that should not be used, determining whether each site is recommended using the indication, displaying recommendations and updating stored data based on a selection received from the user. .