BACKGROUND: Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects millions worldwide, often accompanied by agitation and aggression (AA), which contribute to patient distress and increased health care burden. Existing assessment methods ...
BACKGROUND: The current Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines provide recommendations on timing of administering antibiotics in sepsis patients based on probability of sepsis and presence of shock. However, there have been minimal efforts to str...
BACKGROUND: Standardized registries, such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes, are commonly built using administrative codes assigned to patient encounters. However, patients with fall injury are often coded using subsequent i...
Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) occurs more frequently in cardiovascular patients than in the general population, significantly affecting morbidity and mortality. However, existing predictive models often lack sufficient accuracy and interpretability...
Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is strongly associated with increased mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), making its early detection crucial. Identifying RVD risk factors rapidly, accurately, and economically within the acut...
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferred palliative treatment for patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction (MBO), which can relieve biliary obstruction and prolong survival. Post-ERCP cholangi...
BACKGROUND: In most medical centers, particularly in primary hospitals, non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) serves as the primary imaging modality for diagnosing acute ischemic stroke. However, due to the small density difference between the infa...
Multimorbidity has emerged as a significant public health issue in the context of global population aging. Predicting and managing the progression of multimorbidity in the elderly population is crucial. This study aims to develop predictive models fo...
BACKGROUND: In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) applications have been recognized as a supportive technological method for effectively managing the challenges faced by patients with cancer. AI applications are anticipated to be beneficial i...
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