International journal of medical informatics
Feb 22, 2025
BACKGROUND: The 30-day hospital readmission rate is a key indicator of healthcare quality and system efficiency. This study aimed to develop machine-learning (ML) models to predict unplanned 30-day readmissions in older patients with ischemic stroke ...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 21, 2025
BACKGROUND: The increasing use of Deep Learning (DL) in healthcare has highlighted the critical need for improved transparency and interpretability. While Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) methods provide insights into model predictions, reli...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 19, 2025
BACKGROUND: Despite the proliferation of heart failure (HF) mortality prediction models, their practical utility is limited. Addressing this, we utilized a significant dataset to develop and validate a deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) model...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 17, 2025
BACKGROUND: Liver disease accounts for 4 % of global mortality. The advent of mobile technology has introduced a novel domain in liver disease management. Identifying effective mobile apps with pertinent information on liver diseases is essential. Th...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 16, 2025
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) therapy has demonstrated its clear benefits such as low invasiveness, to treat aortic stenosis. Despite associated benefits, still post-procedural complications might occur. The severity of t...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 15, 2025
BACKGROUND: Early recognition of steatosis (fatty liver) and fibrosis in liver health is crucial for effectively managing and preventing the possibility of liver dysfunction. Detecting steatosis helps identify individuals at risk of liver-related dis...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 15, 2025
BACKGROUND: Emergency Departments (EDs) are critical in providing immediate care, often under pressure from overcrowding, resource constraints, and variability in patient prioritization. Traditional triage systems, while structured, rely on subjectiv...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 13, 2025
OBJECTIVES: While prior machine learning (ML) models for cancer survivability prediction often treated all cancer stages uniformly, cancer survivability prediction should involve understanding how different stages impact the outcomes. Additionally, t...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 10, 2025
BACKGROUND: Self-rated health (SRH) is influenced by various factors, including clinical and sociodemographic characteristics. However, in the context of Brazil, we still lack a clear understanding of the relative importance of these factors and how ...
International journal of medical informatics
Feb 4, 2025
Increased monitoring of health-related data for ICU patients holds great potential for the early prediction of medical outcomes. Research on whether the use of clinical notes and concepts from knowledge bases can improve the performance of prediction...