OBJECTIVES: Lower rates of goals of care (GOC) conversations have been observed in non-white hospitalised patients, which may contribute to racial disparities in end-of-life care. We aimed to assess how a targeted initiative to increase GOC documenta...
INTRODUCTION: The lung cancer continues to be the primary cause of cancer-related deaths, despite significant advancements in treatment through the introduction of immunological checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). These inhibitors, initially used as monothe...
BACKGROUND: During the Omicron BA.2 variant outbreak in Shanghai, China, from April to May 2022, PCR nucleic acid test re-positivity (TR) occurred frequently, yet the risk factors and predictive models for TR remain unclear. This study aims to identi...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Dec 18, 2024
BACKGROUND: Aplastic anemia (AA) and myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS) have similar peripheral blood manifestations and are clinically characterized by reduced hematological triad. It is challenging to distinguish and diagnose these two diseases. Hence...
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative condition leading to irreversible and progressive brain damage, with possible features such as structural atrophy. Effective precision diagnosis is crucial for slowing disease progression and red...
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Dec 17, 2024
OBJECTIVE: To compare fall risk scores of hearing aids embedded with inertial measurement units (IMU-HAs) and powered by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms with scores by trained observers.
INTRODUCTION: Frailty is an emerging global health burden, and there is no consensus on the precise prediction of frailty. We aimed to explore the association between grip strength and frailty and interpret the optimal machine learning (ML) model usi...
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
Dec 16, 2024
BACKGROUND: The incidence, mortality, and readmission rates for acute heart failure (AHF) are high, and the in-hospital mortality for AHF patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is higher. However, there is currently no method to accurately predict...
BACKGROUND: Given the public release of large language models, research is needed to explore whether older adults would be receptive to personalized medication advice given by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society
Dec 13, 2024
BACKGROUND: The recurrence rate of strokes associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) can be substantially reduced through the administration of oral anticoagulants. However, previous studies have not demonstrated a clear benefit from the universal app...