Surgery's Rosetta Stone: Natural language processing to predict discharge and readmission after general surgery.

Journal: Surgery
Published Date:

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine the accuracy with which multiple natural language processing artificial intelligence models could predict discharge and readmissions after general surgery.

Authors

  • Joshua G Kovoor
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Stephen Bacchi
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia.
  • Aashray K Gupta
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Brandon Stretton
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia.
  • Silas D Nann
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Nidhi Aujayeb
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Amy Lu
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Kayla Nathin
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Lydia Lam
    Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Melinda Jiang
    Department of Immunology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  • Shane Lee
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Minh-Son To
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Christopher D Ovenden
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Joseph N Hewitt
    Department of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Rudy Goh
    Health and Information, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Samuel Gluck
    Neurology Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Port Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia.
  • Jessica L Reid
    Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
  • Sanjeev Khurana
    Department of Paediatric Surgery, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
  • Christopher Dobbins
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Peter J Hewett
    Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Robert T Padbury
    Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • James Malycha
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Markus I Trochsler
    Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Thomas J Hugh
    University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Guy J Maddern
    Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.