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Most of the included CDSS studies were associated with positive patient outcomes effects but with substantial differences regarding the clinical impact. A subset of 6 disease entities could be filtered in which CDSS should be given special consideration at sites where computer-assisted decision-making is deemed to be underutilized. Registration number on PROSPERO: CRD42016049946.

This paper aims to numerically assess the effects of electrolyte properties and electrode morphology on the capacitance of electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) made of mesoporous electrodes consisting of ordered cylindrical pores in non-aqueous electro-lytes. Simulations solved a three-dimensional modified Poisson-Boltzmann model. They accounted for the finite size of ions and field-dependent electrolyte permittivity while the pores were perpendicular to the current collector. The effects of pore radius, porosity, effective ion diameter, and electrolyte field-dependent permittivity on the diffuse layer gravimetric capacitance were investigated systematically in order to determine key parameters affecting EDLCs ’ performance. The simulations showed that reducing the ion effective diameter and the pore radius resulted in the strongest increase in diffuse layer gravimetric capacitance up to a critical radius below which the capacitance reaches a plateau. Increasing the electrode porosity also increased the diffuse layer gravimetric capacitance. Accounting for more realistic field-dependent permittivity was found to significantly reduce the pre-dicted diffuse layer gravimetric capacitance. Finally, accounting for the contribution of the Stern layer to the total capacitance was essential in predicting experimental data for a wide range of porous activated carbon electrodes and non-aqueous electrolytes. VC 2011 The Electrochemical Society. [DOI: 10.1149/1.3622342] All rights reserved. Manuscript submitted March 4, 2011; revised manuscript received July 13, 2011. Published August 8, 2011. Supercapacitors or electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) are energy storage devices that store electric charge in the electric dou