Prediction of Lumbar Disc Herniation Patients' Satisfaction with the Aid of an Artificial Neural Network.

Journal: Turkish neurosurgery
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Abstract

AIM: To identify key determinants of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) patients' satisfaction and to evaluate the efficiency of an artificial neural network (ANN) model to prognosticate satisfaction derived from the hospital stay in this specific patient group.

Authors

  • Georgios K Matis
    Democritus University of Thrace Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
  • Olga I Chrysou
  • Danilo Silva
  • Michail A Karanikas
  • Gerasimos Baltsavias
  • Nikolaos Lyratzopoulos
  • Spyridon Baroutas
  • Theodossios A Birbilis