Development of a machine learning algorithm predicting discharge placement after surgery for spondylolisthesis.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Abstract

PURPOSE: We aimed to develop a machine learning algorithm that can accurately predict discharge placement in patients undergoing elective surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis.

Authors

  • Paul T Ogink
  • Aditya V Karhade
    Computational Neurosciences Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Quirina C B S Thio
    Q. C. B. S. Thio, A. V. Karhade, P. T. Ogink, K. Raskin, S. Lozano-Calderon, J. H. Schwab, Division of Orthopaedic Oncology, Department of Orthopaedics, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA K. de Amorim Bernstein, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Stuart H Hershman
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Thomas D Cha
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Christopher M Bono
    1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Joseph H Schwab
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: jhschwab@mgh.harvard.edu.