Identifying bladder rupture following traumatic pelvic fracture: A machine learning approach.

Journal: Injury
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Bladder rupture following blunt pelvic trauma is rare though can have significant sequelae. We sought to determine whether machine learning could help predict the presence of bladder injury using certain factors at the time of presentation of blunt pelvic trauma.

Authors

  • Alexandria M Hertz
    Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA. Electronic address: Alexandria.m.hertz.mil@mail.mil.
  • Nicholas M Hertz
    Madigan Army Medical Center, 9040 Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA.
  • Niels V Johnsen
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA. Electronic address: niels.v.johnsen@vumc.org.