Infection Control

Using Machine Learning Models to Predict In-Hospital Mortality for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients.

Acute myocardial infarction is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in China, where ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is more severe and has a higher mortality rate. Accurate and interpretable prediction of in-hospital mortality is critical for STEMI patient clinical decision making. In this study, we used interpretable machine learning approaches to build in-hospital mortality ...

Uncovering Hidden Topics in Hong Kong Clinical Research Through Hospital Authority Convention Publications.

Uncovering clinical research trends allows us to understand the direction of healthcare services and is essential for longer-term healthcare planning. The Hospital Authority Convention is a mainstream annual healthcare conference that gathers up-to-date Hong Kong medical research. We propose to use state-of-the-art medical document mining and topic modelling methods to uncover latent themes and st...

[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis].

AIM OF STUDY: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is the most frequent infectious complication of liver cirrhosis with serious consequences. Initi...

A machine learning framework for auto classification of imaging system exams in hospital setting for utilization optimization.

In clinical environment, Interventional X-Ray (IXR) system is used on various anatomies and for various types of the procedures. It is important to cl...

Comparison of aglycon and glycosidic saponin extracts of tuber against spp.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Candidiasis, an important fungal infection, is considered the fourth most common nosocomial blood stream infection. Nowadays, ...

Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in diagnosing neonatal septicemia.

Neonatal septicemia (NS) is a common cause of death of newborn infants, hence early diagnosis and treatment are of the utmost importance. However, lac...

[A Case of Advanced Gastric Cancer for Which Curative Resection Was Performed, Despite CEA Elevation].

A 32-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of epigastric pain. Gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 5 advanced gastric ca...

[Analysis of Cases with Elevated Blood (1->3)-β-D-glucan in Relation to an Infection Marker, Neutrophil CD64 Expression].

(1->3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) is a constituent of the fungal cell wall and its blood level is known as a marker of fungal infection including pneumocystis p...

Concepts in creating an evidence-based anesthetic protocol for robot-assisted laparoscopic pelvic surgery.

BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted surgery has increased in popularity in recent years. Benefits have been observed for both the patient and hospital system...

Improving Hospital-Wide Early Resource Allocation through Machine Learning.

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which early determination of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) can be used for better allocatio...

SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII INFECTION AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED TO AL-ZAHRA HOSPITAL, ISFAHAN, IRAN.

BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection is one of the most common parasitic infections among humans and other warm-blooded animals worldwi...