International journal of medical informatics
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: The incidence of delirium in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is linked to adverse health outcomes. Predicting the occurrence and risk factors of delirium is key to preventing its sudden onset.
Various computational models have been developed to understand the physiological effects of drug-drug interactions, which can contribute to more effective drug treatments. However, they mostly focus on interactions of only two drugs, and do not consi...
International journal of surgery (London, England)
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Extrapancreatic perineural invasion (EPNI) increases the risk of postoperative recurrence in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). This study aimed to develop and validate a computed tomography (CT)-based, fully automated preoperative ...
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
Dec 1, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer (CRC) staging is essential for effective treatment planning and prognosis. While platelet indices have shown promise in indicating CRC aggressiveness, a platelet index-based predictor for CRC staging has not been estab...
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive cancer in the central nervous system in glial cells. Finding novel biomarkers in GBM offers numerous advantages that can contribute to early detection, personalized treatment, improved patient out...
Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)
Dec 1, 2024
PURPOSE: To develop a predictive model aimed at assessing the likelihood of improvement in corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) for patients undergoing lenticule extraction using the SmartSight system from SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions. This model ev...
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Colonoscopy stands as a pivotal diagnostic tool in identifying gastrointestinal diseases, including potentially malignant tumors. The procedure, however, faces challenges in the precise identification of lesions during visual inspections....
BACKGROUND: Manually extracted imaging-based body composition measures from a single-slice area (A) have shown associations with clinical outcomes in patients with cardiometabolic disease and cancer. With advances in artificial intelligence, fully au...
International journal of surgery (London, England)
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Existing models do poorly when it comes to quantifying the risk of lymph node metastases (LNM). This study aimed to develop a machine-learning model for LNM in patients with T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
International journal of surgery (London, England)
Dec 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard for treating symptomatic gallstones but carries inherent risks like bile duct injury. While the critical view of safety (CVS) is advocated to mitigate bile duct injury, its real-world...
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