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Am J Perinatol 1986; 3(2): 151-155
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999856
COMPUTERS IN PERINATOLOGY

© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Decision Analysis Computer Program for use in the Labor Room

Rukmini Rajagopalan
  • School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A decision analytic model (a decision tree) was constructed for use in the labor room. Probabilities and (dis) utilities were estimated by obstetricians and computerized. A sensitivity analysis on six branches of the decision tree uses estimates of four obstetricians and proves that the decisions resulting from the model are stable and insensitive to differences in probability estimates within reasonable limits. Therefore it is concluded that we can construct a decision tree that is a practical, valuable, and stable tool for consistent decision making.