DECISION SUPPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHAOTIC OR MULTI-PARAMETER SITUATIONS

摘要

Body condition characterization apparatus comprises: measurement inputs for obtaining momentary values of different medical parameters; a baseline unit operative to modify the momentary values in relation to a first baseline, and a second baseline, the first baseline being an absolute baseline and the second baseline being a previously obtained momentary value; a transformation unit to selectively transform the modified momentary values into a body state characterization, comprising: an input scale for each parameter defining a variation range of the parameter; a boundary input module, that sets internal boundaries at locations along each input scale to define regions within the variation ranges, the regions being user modified; a scoring module providing scores to the input scale regions, and allowing reconfiguring of the scoring; a totalizer scale, defining a variation range of a total derived from the measured momentary values and associated input scale region scores; and an input scale to totalizer converter comprising a conversion rule for converting input scale region scores into a contribution to the total, thus allowing for user input to reconfigure the at least one conversion rule; thereby to provide a total characterizing a current body state.