Efficacy of the "EDIFAR" computed system for detection of bronchopulmonary pathology and risk groups for its development in children

Abstract

The article presents the "EDIFAR" computed system created to detect the most frequent, at first respiratory, childhood pathology. Screening with this system allowed rapid imaging of child health in primary health care service. This study was performed in a child outpatient department of Blagoveshchensk. The results demonstrated the real spread of respiratory diseases in children 0 to 7 years old and considerably exceeded official statistic data. The indisputable advantages of the "EDIFAR" system are abilities of early detection of the diseases, to diagnose co-existing pathology, to schedule surveillance resulting in timely adequate therapy which can improve prognosis in children with respiratory diseases. Besides of the clinical applications of this technique, it is of great healthcare and social importance. The information gained with this system is necessary not only to care of children but is useful under conditions of insurance medicine and marketing economic principles. This technique rationalizes pediatric and specialized medical work as long as it is an effective system for automatic questioning the medical history. It may be used for screening which allows to form high risk groups for development of certain diseases quite quickly.