Development of machine learning and natural language processing algorithms for preoperative prediction and automated identification of intraoperative vascular injury in anterior lumbar spine surgery.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intraoperative vascular injury (VI) may be an unavoidable complication of anterior lumbar spine surgery; however, vascular injury has implications for quality and safety reporting as this intraoperative complication may result in serious bleeding, thrombosis, and postoperative stricture.

Authors

  • Aditya V Karhade
    Computational Neurosciences Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Michiel E R Bongers
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
  • Olivier Q Groot
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
  • Thomas D Cha
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Terence P Doorly
    Department of Neurosurgery, North Shore Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Harold A Fogel
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
  • Stuart H Hershman
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Daniel G Tobert
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
  • Sunita D Srivastava
    Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of 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.
  • James D Kang
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • Mitchel B Harris
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Joseph H Schwab
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: jhschwab@mgh.harvard.edu.