Identifying patients

Part 1 of ebook "Machine learning in medicine - A complete overview" provides readers with contents including: Chapter 1 - Hierarchical clustering and K-means clustering to identify subgroups in surveys; Chapter 2 - Density-based clustering to identify outlier groups in otherwise homogeneous data; Chapter 3 - Two step clustering to identify subgroups and predict subgroup memberships in individual future patients; Chapter 4 - Nearest neighbors for classifying new medicines; Chapter 5 - Predicting high-risk-bin memberships; Chapter 6 - Predicting outlier memberships;...

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Policymakers and healthcare managers globally are increasingly focused on collecting Patient Experience (PE) Data to identify information and issues that require improvement for enhancing service quality. For several years, the Ho Chi Minh City Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital has prioritized improving patient experience and satisfaction with its services.

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Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare malignant tumor in childhood cancer. This type of tumor is difficult to identify and can easily be misdiagnosed. The International PPB protocol is a complicated and aggressive protocol

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This study was conducted to identify factors related to fall risk among older post-stroke patients. A crosssectional study was conducted on 107 post-stroke patients aged ≥ 60 years old treated at the National Geriatric Hospital.

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The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC, diagnosed in patients under the age of 50 years) has been increasing around the world. Here, we aimed to systematically identify distinctive features of EOCRC.

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Nutritional impact symptoms (NISs) are proposed to be a key indicator of decreased dietary intake in patients with solid cancer. Cancer patients frequently experience NIS from the disease itself and from disease treatment side effects that impact oral and gastrointestinal health. This study also sought to identify the types of treatment and other factors related to dietary intake for solid cancer patients.

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major complication of breast cancer surgical patients. Assessing VTE awareness enables medical staff to tailor educational programs that improve patient self-management and reduce VTE risk. Therefore, this study aimed to assess VTE awareness among breast cancer surgical patients and identify factors influencing their awareness level.

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Patients with metastatic gastric cancer (mGC) have poor prognosis. This real-world study aimed to describe treatment regimens and survival of mGC patients. In addition, HER2-positive mGC patients actively treated with targeted therapy were identified, and relevant outcomes were described.

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Tumor genomic profiling (TGP) identifies targets for precision cancer treatments, but also secondary hereditary risks. Oncologists are poorly trained to communicate the results of TGP, especially among patients with lower health literacy, poorer genetics knowledge, and higher mistrust.

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Accurate microsatellite instability (MSI) testing is essential for identifying gastric cancer (GC) patients eligible for immunotherapy. We aimed to develop and validate a CT-based radiomics signature to predict MSI and immunotherapy outcomes in GC.

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Autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) remains a beneficial approach for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) in the age of novel therapeutic agents. Nevertheless, limited real-world data is available to establish criteria for identifying high-risk ASCT patients.

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Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a relatively rare but aggressive gastrointestinal cancer with a high mortality rate. Cancer stem cell (CSC) populations play crucial roles in tumor biology and are responsible for the low response to anti-cancer treatment and the high recurrence rate. This study investigated the role of Transgelin-2 (TAGLN2), overexpressed in CSC in BTC cells, and analyzed its expression in patient tissues and serum to identify potential new targets for BTC.

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Chemoradiotherapy is a critical treatment for patients with locally advanced and unresectable nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and it is essential to identify high-risk patients as early as possible owing to the high incidence of radiation pneumonitis (RP). This study aimed to investigate the value of computed tomography (CT)-based radiomics combined with genomics in analyzing the risk of grade≥2 RP in unresectable stage III NSCLC.

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The histological grade is an important factor in the prognosis of invasive breast cancer and is vital to accurately identify the histological grade and reclassify of Grade2 status in breast cancer patients.

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Although mastectomy is the standard treatment modality for breast cancer patients in Ethiopia, our previous study revealed that one in five patients do not receive the recommended procedure, half due to patient refusal or lack of returning to the hospital. Therefore, this study aimed to explore reasons for refusing mastectomy and identify challenges among breast cancer patients in Ethiopia.

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The aim of the study is to identify clinical and dosimetric factors that could predict the risk of radiation-induced hypothyroidism(RIHT) in head and neck cancer(HNC) patients following intensity-modulated radiotherapy(IMRT).

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This retrospective, longitudinal cohort study (GSK Study 214102) utilized administrative claims data to identify individuals with a newly confirmed diagnosis of LN between August 01, 2011, and July 31, 2018, based on LN-specific International Classification of Diseases diagnosis codes.

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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is imperative for ensuring patient safety and enhancing the quality of education. In 2022, EBP was considered one of the compulsory standards for nursing and midwifery in Vietnam. This study aimed to (1) describe the attitude and knowledge in EBP, and (2) identify the related factors which are associated with EBP attitude and knowledge.

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This can be particularly useful for older, frail patients to better tolerate surgery. The aim of this study was to identify what barriers and facilitators healthcare professionals in Germany experienced in the implementation and delivery of the multimodal prehabilitation programme “PRAEP-GO” for (pre-) frail adults aged 70 years and older to inform the implementation of prehabilitation into standard care.

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Medical narcotics must be administered under medical supervision because of their potential for misuse and abuse, leading to more dangerous and addictive substances. The control of medical narcotics requires close monitoring to ensure that they remain safe and effective. This study proposes a methodology that can effectively identify the overprescription of medical narcotics in hospitals and patients.

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