Early Prediction of Critical Events for Infants with Single Ventricle Physiology in Critical Care Using Routinely Collected Data

Critical events are common and difficult to predict among infants with congenital heart disease and are associated with mortality and long-term sequelae. We aimed to achieve early prediction of critical events, i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergent endotracheal intubation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in infants with single-ventricle (SV) physiology prior to second-stage surgery. We hypothesized that Na ïve Bayesian models learned from expert knowledge and clinical data can predict critical events early and accurately.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 21, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Victor M. Ruiz, Lucas Saenz, Alejandro Lopez-Magallon, Ashlee Shields, Henry A. Ogoe, Srinivasan Suresh, Ricardo Munoz, Fuchiang R. Tsui Source Type: research