American journal of infection control
Sep 21, 2024
BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) increase morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Effective hand hygiene (HH) is crucial for prevention, but achieving high compliance remains challenge. This study explores using machine learning t...
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
Sep 21, 2024
BACKGROUND: Unplanned reoperation (URO) after surgery adversely affects the quality of life and prognosis of patients undergoing anterior resection for rectal cancer. This study aims to meet the urgent need for reliable predictive tools by developing...
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico
Sep 20, 2024
PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to assess the prognostic efficacy of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) parameters in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and identify the best machine learning (M...
OBJECTIVE: Approximately 30 % of thyroid nodules yield an indeterminate diagnosis through conventional diagnostic strategies. The aim of this study was to develop machine learning (ML) models capable of identifying papillary thyroid carcinomas using ...
INTRODUCTION: Diagnosing and treating lung cancer in early stages is essential for survival outcomes. The chest X-ray (CXR) remains the primary screening tool to identify lung cancers in the UK; however, there is a shortfall of radiologists, while de...
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation is the optimal renal replacement therapy for children with end-stage renal disease; however, delayed graft function (DGF), a common post-operative complication, may negatively impact the long-term outcomes of both t...
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common adverse outcome following nephrectomy. The progression from AKI to acute kidney disease (AKD) and subsequently to chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains a concern; yet, the predictive mechanisms for the...
BACKGROUND: Salvage radiation therapy (sRT) is often the sole curative option in patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. After sRT, we developed and validated a nomogram to predict freedom from biochemical failure.
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