Machine learning and decision making in aortic arch repair.

Journal: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Decision making during aortic arch surgery regarding cannulation strategy and nadir temperature are important in reducing risk, and there is a need to determine the best individualized strategy in a data-driven fashion. Using machine learning (ML), we modeled the risk of death or stroke in elective aortic arch surgery based on patient characteristics and intraoperative decisions.

Authors

  • Rashmi Nedadur
    Division of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich Heart Centre; Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Nitish Bhatt
  • Jennifer Chung
    Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Michael W A Chu
  • Maral Ouzounian
    Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: maral.ouzounian@uhn.ca.
  • Bo Wang
    Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.