The diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis: An application of decision analysis

Enrique R. Venta, Luz A. Venta

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Abstract

Using information from the medical literature on the accuracy and complications of diagnostic tests and therapy, a decision-analysis model is developed and used to evaluate alternative diagnostic strategies for deep-vein thrombosis. With the help of an integrated computer-software package, the probability of death or major complication of different diagnostic strategies is computed, and the strategies exhibiting the least morbidity and mortality are identified. The sensitivity of the results to changes in the parameters of the model are explored. The work provides surprising insights into the role of diagnostic tests.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)615-624
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of the Operational Research Society
Volume38
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1987

Keywords

  • Decision theory
  • Health care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Strategy and Management
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Management Science and Operations Research

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