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  1. Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) is strongly associated with poor prognosis. We aimed to build a machine learning (ML)-based clinical model to predict 1-year mortality in patients with SA-AKI.

    Authors: Le Li, Jingyuan Guan, Xi Peng, Likun Zhou, Zhuxin Zhang, Ligang Ding, Lihui Zheng, Lingmin Wu, Zhicheng Hu, Limin Liu and Yan Yao
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:208
  2. Based on the Omaha problem classification system, a sensitivity outcome index system for home nursing of elderly liver transplant patients was established.

    Authors: Bin Wang, Xia Huang, Guofang Liu, Taohua Zheng, Hui Lin, Yue Qiao and Wenjuan Sun
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:207
  3. Electronic Health Records (EHR) are widely used to develop clinical prediction models (CPMs). However, one of the challenges is that there is often a degree of informative missing data. For example, laboratory...

    Authors: Minghui Sun, Matthew M. Engelhard, Armando D. Bedoya and Benjamin A. Goldstein
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:206
  4. Despite the high creation cost, annotated corpora are indispensable for robust natural language processing systems. In the clinical field, in addition to annotating medical entities, corpus creators must also ...

    Authors: Jocelyn Dunstan, Thomas Vakili, Luis Miranda, Fabián Villena, Claudio Aracena, Tamara Quiroga, Paulina Vera, Sebastián Viteri Valenzuela and Victor Rocco
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:204
  5. The frequency of hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries has been rising steadily in recent decades. This trend is attributed to an aging population, leading to increased demands on healthcare systems. Fast Track ...

    Authors: Andrea Campagner, Frida Milella, Giuseppe Banfi and Federico Cabitza
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24(Suppl 4):203

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 4

  6. Previous studies have shown that shared decision-making (SDM) between a practitioner and a patient strengthens the ideal of treatment adherence. This study employed a multi-method approach to SDM in healthcare...

    Authors: Tuuli Turja, Milla Rosenlund, Virpi Jylhä and Hanna Kuusisto
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:202
  7. Experts are currently investigating the potential applications of the metaverse in healthcare. The metaverse, a groundbreaking concept that arose in the early 21st century through the fusion of virtual reality...

    Authors: Zahra Mohammadzadeh, Mehdi Shokri, Hamid Reza Saeidnia, Marcin Kozak, Agostino Marengo, Brady D Lund, Marcel Ausloos and Nasrin Ghiasi
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:201
  8. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) are significant contributors to diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which severely affect patients’ quality of life. This study aimed t...

    Authors: Ya Wu, Danmeng Dong, Lijie Zhu, Zihong Luo, Yang Liu and Xiaoyun Xie
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:200
  9. To develop and validate machine learning models for predicting coronary artery disease (CAD) within a Taiwanese cohort, with an emphasis on identifying significant predictors and comparing the performance of v...

    Authors: Chien-Hsiang Cheng, Bor-Jen Lee, Oswald Ndi Nfor, Chih-Hsuan Hsiao, Yi-Chia Huang and Yung-Po Liaw
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:199
  10. Genes, expressed as sequences of nucleotides, are susceptible to mutations, some of which can lead to cancer. Machine learning and deep learning methods have emerged as vital tools in identifying mutations ass...

    Authors: Asghar Ali Shah, Ali Daud, Amal Bukhari, Bader Alshemaimri, Muhammad Ahsan and Rehmana Younis
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:198
  11. The risk assessment for survival in heart failure (HF) remains one of the key focuses of research. This study aims to develop a simple and feasible nomogram model for survival in HF based on the Heart Failure-...

    Authors: Ting Cheng, Dongdong Yu, Jun Tan, Shaojun Liao, Li Zhou, Wenwei OuYang and Zehuai Wen
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:197
  12. Generalized Joint Hyper-mobility (GJH) can aid in the diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a complex genetic connective tissue disorder with clinical features that can mimic other disease processes. Our ...

    Authors: Thirumalesu Kudithi, J. Balajee, R. Sivakami, T. R. Mahesh, E. Mohan and Suresh Guluwadi
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:196
  13. Despite the significance and prevalence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), its detection remains highly variable and inconsistent. In this work, we aim to develop an algorithm (ARDSFlag) to automate t...

    Authors: Amir Gandomi, Phil Wu, Daniel R Clement, Jinyan Xing, Rachel Aviv, Matthew Federbush, Zhiyong Yuan, Yajun Jing, Guangyao Wei and Negin Hajizadeh
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:195
  14. This research study demonstrates an efficient scheme for early detection of cardiorespiratory complications in pandemics by Utilizing Wearable Electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors for pattern generation and Convolu...

    Authors: HongYuan Lu, XinMiao Feng and Jing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:194
  15. Linkage errors that occur according to linkage levels can adversely affect the accuracy and reliability of analysis results. This study aimed to identify the differences in results according to personally iden...

    Authors: Bora Lee, Young-Kyun Lee, Sung Han Kim, HyunJin Oh, Sungho Won, Suk-Yong Jang, Ye Jin Jeon, Bit-Na Yoo and Jean-Kyung Bak
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:193
  16. As global aging intensifies, the prevalence of ocular fundus diseases continues to rise. In China, the tense doctor-patient ratio poses numerous challenges for the early diagnosis and treatment of ocular fundu...

    Authors: Yingxuan Guo, Changke Huang, Yaying Sheng, Wenjie Zhang, Xin Ye, Hengli Lian, Jiahao Xu and Yiqi Chen
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:192
  17. Similar to other low and middle-income countries, Ethiopia faces limitations in using local health data for decision-making.We aimed to assess the effect of an intervention, namely the data-informed platform f...

    Authors: Girum Taye Zeleke, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Mehret Amsalu Dubale and Joanna Schellenberg
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:190
  18. The rise of the internet and social media has led to increased interest among diabetes patients in using technology for information gathering and disease management. However, adequate eHealth literacy is cruci...

    Authors: Maryam Peimani, Mozhgan Tanhapour, Fatemeh Bandarian, Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani and Afshin Ostovar
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:189
  19. Medication errors and associated adverse drug events (ADE) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In recent years, the prevention of medication errors has become a high priority in healthcare ...

    Authors: David Lampe, John Grosser, Dennis Grothe, Birthe Aufenberg, Daniel Gensorowsky, Julian Witte and Wolfgang Greiner
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:188
  20. Accurate measurement of hemoglobin concentration is essential for various medical scenarios, including preoperative evaluations and determining blood loss. Traditional invasive methods are inconvenient and not...

    Authors: Yuwen Chen, Xiaoyan Hu, Yiziting Zhu, Xiang Liu and Bin Yi
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:187
  21. Clinical medicine offers a promising arena for applying Machine Learning (ML) models. However, despite numerous studies employing ML in medical data analysis, only a fraction have impacted clinical care. This ...

    Authors: Christel Sirocchi, Alessandro Bogliolo and Sara Montagna
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24(Suppl 4):186

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 4

  22. This paper outlines the design, implementation, and usability study results of the patient empowerment process for chronic disease management, using Patient Reported Outcome Measurements and Shared Decision-Ma...

    Authors: Gokce B. Laleci Erturkmen, Natassia Kamilla Juul, Irati Erreguerena Redondo, Ana Ortega Gil, Dolores Verdoy Berastegui, Esteban de Manuel, Mustafa Yuksel, Bunyamin Sarigul, Gokhan Yilmaz, Sarah N. L. I. M. Choi Keung, Theodoros N. Arvanitis, Thea Damkjaer Syse, Janika Bloemeke-Cammin, Rachelle Kaye and Anne Dichmann Sorknæs
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:185
  23. An ever-increasing amount of data on a person’s daily functioning is being collected, which holds information to revolutionize person-centered healthcare. However, the full potential of data on daily functioni...

    Authors: Esther R.C. Janssen, Ilona M. Punt, Johan van Soest, Yvonne F. Heerkens, Hillegonda A. Stallinga, Huib ten Napel, Lodewijk W. van Rhijn, Barend Mons, Andre Dekker, Paul C. Willems and Nico L.U. van Meeteren
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:184
  24. The analysis of extensive electronic health records (EHR) datasets often calls for automated solutions, with machine learning (ML) techniques, including deep learning (DL), taking a lead role. One common task ...

    Authors: Jenny Yang, Hagen Triendl, Andrew A. S. Soltan, Mangal Prakash and David A. Clifton
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:183
  25. Theories, models and frameworks (TMFs) are useful when implementing, evaluating and sustaining healthcare evidence-based interventions. Yet it can be challenging to identify an appropriate TMF for an implement...

    Authors: Lisa Strifler, Christine Fahim, Michael P. Hillmer, Jan M. Barnsley and Sharon E. Straus
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:182
  26. Insurance databases contain valuable information related to the use of dental services. This data is instrumental in decision-making processes, enhancing risk assessment, and predicting outcomes. The objective...

    Authors: Zahra Pouraskari, Reza Yazdani, Maryam Khademi and Hossein Hessari
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:180
  27. With the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, countries worldwide faced significant concerns and challenges. Various studies have emerged utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science techniques for disease...

    Authors: Manar Abu Talib, Yaman Afadar, Qassim Nasir, Ali Bou Nassif, Haytham Hijazi and Ahmad Hasasneh
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:179
  28. This study aimed to develop and validate a quantitative index system for evaluating the data quality of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in disease risk prediction using Machine Learning (ML).

    Authors: Jiayin Zhou, Jie Hao, Mingkun Tang, Haixia Sun, Jiayang Wang, Jiao Li and Qing Qian
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:178
  29. Enhancing Local Control (LC) of brain metastases is pivotal for improving overall survival, which makes the prediction of local treatment failure a crucial aspect of treatment planning. Understanding the facto...

    Authors: Hemalatha Kanakarajan, Wouter De Baene, Karin Gehring, Daniëlle B. P. Eekers, Patrick Hanssens and Margriet Sitskoorn
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:177
  30. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) is a distinct and indispensable dimension of clinical characteristics and recent advances have made remote PRO measurement possible. Sex difference in PRO of Parkinson’s disease ...

    Authors: Zhiheng Xu, Lirong Jin, Weijie Chen, Tianyu Hu, Shiyu Li, Xiaoniu Liang, Xixi Han, Yi Chen, Yilin Tang, Jian Wang and Danhong Wu
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:176
  31. Machine Learning (ML) plays a crucial role in biomedical research. Nevertheless, it still has limitations in data integration and irreproducibility. To address these challenges, robust methods are needed. Panc...

    Authors: Tanakamol Mahawan, Teifion Luckett, Ainhoa Mielgo Iza, Natapol Pornputtapong and Eva Caamaño Gutiérrez
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24(Suppl 4):175

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 4

  32. The correlation between radiation exposure before pregnancy and abnormal birth weight has been previously proven. However, for large-for-gestational-age (LGA) babies in women exposed to radiation before becomi...

    Authors: Xi Bai, Zhibo Zhou, Zeyan Zheng, Yansheng Li, Kejia Liu, Yuanjun Zheng, Hongbo Yang, Huijuan Zhu, Shi Chen and Hui Pan
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:174
  33. Because spontaneous remission is common in IMN, and there are adverse effects of immunosuppressive therapy, it is important to assess the risk of progressive loss of renal function before deciding whether and ...

    Authors: Feng Wang, Jiayi Xu, Fumei Wang, Xu Yang, Yang Xia, Hongli Zhou, Na Yi, Congcong Jiao, Xuesong Su, Beiru Zhang, Hua Zhou and Yanqiu Wang
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:173
  34. Hematoma expansion (HE) is a high risky symptom with high rate of occurrence for patients who have undergone spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after a major accident or illness. Correct prediction of ...

    Authors: Yan Li, Chaonan Du, Sikai Ge, Ruonan Zhang, Yiming Shao, Keyu Chen, Zhepeng Li and Fei Ma
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:172
  35. Digital health is being used as an accelerator to improve the traditional healthcare system, aiding countries in achieving their sustainable development goals. Burkina Faso aims to harmonize its digital health...

    Authors: Bry Sylla, Boukary Ouedraogo, Salif Traore, Ousseni Ouedraogo, Léon Gueswendé Blaise Savadogo and Gayo Diallo
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:171
  36. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a pivotal tool in advancing contemporary personalised medicine, with the goal of tailoring treatments to individual patient conditions. This has heightened the demand fo...

    Authors: Benedetta Gottardelli, Roberto Gatta, Leonardo Nucciarelli, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Erica Tavazzi, Mauro Vallati, Stefania Orini, Nicoletta Di Giorgi and Andrea Damiani
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:170
  37. Symptom assessment is central to appropriate adenomyosis management. Using a WeChat mini-program-based portal, we aimed to establish a valid symptom assessment scale of adenomyosis (AM-SAS) to precisely and ti...

    Authors: Wei Xu, Xin Zhang, Fan Xu, Yuan Yuan, Ying Tang and Qiuling Shi
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:168
  38. Consider a setting where multiple parties holding sensitive data aim to collaboratively learn population level statistics, but pooling the sensitive data sets is not possible due to privacy concerns and partie...

    Authors: Lukas Prediger, Joonas Jälkö, Antti Honkela and Samuel Kaski
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:167
  39. Cesarean section-induced postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) potentially causes anemia and hypovolemic shock in pregnant women. Hence, it is helpful for obstetricians and anesthesiologists to prepare pre-emptive preve...

    Authors: Meng Wang, Gao Yi, Yunjia Zhang, Mei Li and Jin Zhang
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:166
  40. Pattern mining techniques are helpful tools when extracting new knowledge in real practice, but the overwhelming number of patterns is still a limiting factor in the health-care domain. Current efforts concern...

    Authors: Isidoro J. Casanova, Manuel Campos, Jose M. Juarez, Antonio Gomariz, Bernardo Canovas-Segura, Marta Lorente-Ros and Jose A. Lorente
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:165
  41. Mobile phones are potential digital technologies for accessing family planning self-care interventions. However, their utilization could be possible if women of reproductive age have positive attitudes towards...

    Authors: Yagos Onen Walter, Pamela Atim, Derrick Amone, Alarakol Simon Peter and Geoffrey Olok Tabo
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:164
  42. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant public health concern, and patient self-management is an effective approach to manage the condition. Mobile applications have been used as tools to assist in impro...

    Authors: Yu Shi, Shi Pu, Hongmei Peng, Jing Zhang, Yang Li, Xia Huang, Caiping Song and Yu Luo
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:163
  43. Many state-of-the-art results in natural language processing (NLP) rely on large pre-trained language models (PLMs). These models consist of large amounts of parameters that are tuned using vast amounts of tra...

    Authors: Thomas Vakili, Aron Henriksson and Hercules Dalianis
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:162
  44. This study aimed to develop a higher performance nomogram based on explainable machine learning methods, and to predict the risk of death of stroke patients within 30 days based on clinical characteristics on ...

    Authors: Haoran Chen, Fengchun Yang, Yifan Duan, Lin Yang and Jiao Li
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:161
  45. Liver disease causes two million deaths annually, accounting for 4% of all deaths globally. Prediction or early detection of the disease via machine learning algorithms on large clinical data have become promi...

    Authors: Shahid Mohammad Ganie, Pijush Kanti Dutta Pramanik and Zhongming Zhao
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:160
  46. Compared with the time-consuming and labor-intensive for biological validation in vitro or in vivo, the computational models can provide high-quality and purposeful candidates in an instant. Existing computati...

    Authors: Yi Zhang, ZhenMei Wang, Hanyan Wei and Min Chen
    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2024 24:159

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