The iOSC3 System: Using Ontologies and SWRL Rules for Intelligent Supervision and Care of Patients with Acute Cardiac Disorders
Table 2
Main classes and properties contained in the C3O ontology.
Name
Type
Description
Decision
Class
A class that represents the different judgments made at the CICU to treat a patient.
Dose_modification
Class
Adjustment of the amount of drugs (infusion rate) that is being supplied to the patient.
Treatment_decision
Class
Choice about the treatment that is being administered to the patient.
Drug
Class
Substance used at the CICU to treat patients.
Amine
Class
Drug with vasoconstriction properties. Amines increase blood pressure, which raises organ perfusion pressure and preserves distribution of cardiac output to the organs. Examples: dobutamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline.
Vasodilator
Class
Drug that relax the smooth muscle in blood vessels, which causes the vessels to dilate and decreases blood pressure. Examples: nitroglycerine and nitroprusside.
Medical_device
Class
Equipment used at the CICU to monitor or treat patients. Examples: patient monitor and infusion pump.
Hemodynamic_condition
Class
State of health of the patient with respect to the situation of the forces the heart has to develop to circulate blood through the cardiovascular system.
Vital_sign
Class
Indicator of a patient's general physical condition. Examples: cardiac index, temperature, and mean arterial pressure.
atPump
Object property
A property which allows to represent the dose modification that has to be applied at a specific infusion pump (domain: dose_modification; range: infusion_pump).
hasValue
Datatype property
A property which represents the values and limits of the patient’s vital signs by means of its children: hasExactValue, hasLowerLimitValue, hasNormalValue, and hasUpperLimitValue.