The Language of Caring: Quantitating Medical Practice Patterns using Symbolic Dynamics

J. Paladino; A. M. Kaynar; P. S. Crooke; J. R. Hotchkiss

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena (2010)

  • Volume: 5, Issue: 3, page 165-172
  • ISSN: 0973-5348

Abstract

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Real-world medical decisions rarely involve binary Ðsole condition present or absent- patterns of patient pathophysiology. Similarly, provider interventions are rarely unitary in nature: the clinician often undertakes multiple interventions simultaneously. Conventional approaches towards complex physiologic derangements and their associated management focus on the frequencies of joint appearances, treating the individual derangements of physiology or elements of intervention as conceptually isolated. This framework is ill suited to capture either the integrated patterns of derangement displayed by a particular patient or the integrated patterns of provider intervention. Here we illustrate the application of a different approach-that of symbolic dynamics-in which the integrated pattern of each patients derangement, and the associated provider response, are captured by defining words based on the elements of the pattern of failure. We will use as an example provider practices in the context of mechanical ventilation- a common, potentially harmful, and complex life support technology. We also delineate other domains in which symbolic dynamics approaches might aid in quantitating practice patterns, assessing quality of care, and identifying best practices.

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Paladino, J., et al. "The Language of Caring: Quantitating Medical Practice Patterns using Symbolic Dynamics." Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena 5.3 (2010): 165-172. <http://eudml.org/doc/197681>.

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author = {Paladino, J., Kaynar, A. M., Crooke, P. S., Hotchkiss, J. R.},
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title = {The Language of Caring: Quantitating Medical Practice Patterns using Symbolic Dynamics},
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AU - Paladino, J.
AU - Kaynar, A. M.
AU - Crooke, P. S.
AU - Hotchkiss, J. R.
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AB - Real-world medical decisions rarely involve binary Ðsole condition present or absent- patterns of patient pathophysiology. Similarly, provider interventions are rarely unitary in nature: the clinician often undertakes multiple interventions simultaneously. Conventional approaches towards complex physiologic derangements and their associated management focus on the frequencies of joint appearances, treating the individual derangements of physiology or elements of intervention as conceptually isolated. This framework is ill suited to capture either the integrated patterns of derangement displayed by a particular patient or the integrated patterns of provider intervention. Here we illustrate the application of a different approach-that of symbolic dynamics-in which the integrated pattern of each patients derangement, and the associated provider response, are captured by defining words based on the elements of the pattern of failure. We will use as an example provider practices in the context of mechanical ventilation- a common, potentially harmful, and complex life support technology. We also delineate other domains in which symbolic dynamics approaches might aid in quantitating practice patterns, assessing quality of care, and identifying best practices.
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