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Machine learning tool may predict LSG outcomes

Publish date:: May 8, 2019

Key clinical point: A neural network model may help predict 30-day outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Major finding: The neural network training set had a validated area under the curve of 0.582.

Study details: An analysis of 101,721 patients who had laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy from the 2016 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program national database.

Disclosures: Dr. Wise had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Citation:

Wise ES et al. SAGES 2019, Abstract S053.

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