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Yearb Med Inform 2009; 18(01): 37-39
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638635
Original Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Closing the Loops in Biomedical Informatics From Theory to Daily Practice

A. Gaudinat
1   Health on the Net Foundation, SIM/HUG, Geneva, Switzerland
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Section Editor for the IMIA Yearbook Section on Closing the Loops in Biomedical Informatics› Author Affiliations
Further Information

Correspondence to

Arnaud Gaudinat
Health on the Net Foundation SIM/HUG
24 rue Micheli-du-Crest Geneva
Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 372 48 43   
Fax: +41 22 372 88 85   

Publication History

Publication Date:
07 March 2018 (online)

 

Summary

Objectives This article presents the 2009 selection of the best papers in the special section dedicated to biomedical informatics and cybernetics.

Method Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA yearbook 2009

Results Five papers from international peer reviewed journals where selected for this section. Most of the papers have a strong practical orientation in clinical care. And this selection gives a good overview of what is done with “closing loop” approach, particularly during theyear 2008.

Conclusion While quite mature for some clinical applications such as mechanical ventilation, it remains a challenge where rules for the decision system could be difficult to identify due to the number of variables. More complex systems with greater Artificial Intelligence approaches will certainly be the next trend for closed-loop applications.


 



Correspondence to

Arnaud Gaudinat
Health on the Net Foundation SIM/HUG
24 rue Micheli-du-Crest Geneva
Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 372 48 43   
Fax: +41 22 372 88 85