Neural network prediction of 30-day mortality following primary total hip arthroplasty.

Fassihi, Safa C; Mathur, Abhay; Best, Matthew J; Chen, Aaron Z; Gu, Alex; Quan, Theodore; Wang, Kevin Y; Wei, Chapman et al. · J Orthop · 2021

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

The purpose is to utilize an artificial neural network (ANN) model to determine the most important variables in predicting mortality following total hip arthroplasty (THA). Patients that underwent primary THA were included from a national database. Demographic, preoperative, and intraoperative variables were analyzed based on their contribution to 30-day mortality with the use of an ANN model. The five most important factors in predicting mortality following THA were preoperative international normalized ratio, age, body mass index, operative time, and preoperative hematocrit. ANN modeling represents a novel approach to determining perioperative factors that predict mortality following THA.

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