Primer on machine learning: utilization of large data set analyses to individualize pain management.

Journal: Current opinion in anaesthesiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pain researchers and clinicians increasingly encounter machine learning algorithms in both research methods and clinical practice. This review provides a summary of key machine learning principles, as well as applications to both structured and unstructured datasets.

Authors

  • Parisa Rashidi
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA.
  • David A Edwards
    Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
  • Patrick J Tighe
    Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.