Prediction of mortality following pediatric heart transplant using machine learning algorithms.

Journal: Pediatric transplantation
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Optimizing transplant candidates' priority for donor organs depends on the accurate assessment of post-transplant outcomes. Due to the complexity of transplantation and the wide range of possible serious complications, recipient outcomes are difficult to predict accurately using conventional multivariable regression. Therefore, we evaluated the utility of 3 ML algorithms for predicting mortality after pediatric HTx.

Authors

  • Rebecca Miller
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Dmitry Tumin
    Department of Pediatrics, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
  • Jennifer Cooper
    The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Don Hayes
    Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Joseph D Tobias
    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.