Decision support: Spinal epidural metastases (in Dutch)

After the MEWS, here is another decision support prototype in Dutch. Based on the Dutch guideline for spinal epidural metastases, here is my interpretation of the flowchart from an “app perspective”:

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If I translate this flowchart into an app, this is how it starts:

In case of the first button, you’ll need to answer some additional questions:

Based on your input, a tailored advice can be given. In the two cases of neurologic deficit, the next step is clear, which you can see in the screenshots below.

Note: these are the first screenshots of a project “in progress”, in collaboration with the department of neurosurgery of the Leiden University Medical Center. Will be continued…

Screenshots

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