Informed prognosis [corrected] after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using predictive modeling techniques [corrected].

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OBJECTIVE: To identify the best method for the prediction of postoperative mortality in individual abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery (AAA) patients by comparing statistical modelling with artificial neural networks' (ANN) and clinicians' estimates. METHODS: An observational multicenter study was conducted of prospectively collected postoperative Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II data for a 9-year period from 24 intensive care units (ICU) in the Thames region of the United Kin...

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Authors: Hadjianastassiou, V; Franco, L; Jerez, J; Evangelou, I; Goldhill, DR

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of vascular surgery
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 467-473
• Publication date: 2006-03-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.11.022
• EISSN: 1097-6809
• ISSN: 0741-5214
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Prognosis; Models, Statistical; Humans; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal; Neural Networks (Computer); Male