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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2024; 16(3): 717-730
Published online Mar 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i3.717
Predicting short-term major postoperative complications in intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease: A machine learning-based study
Fang-Tao Wang, Yin Lin, Xiao-Qi Yuan, Ren-Yuan Gao, Xiao-Cai Wu, Wei-Wei Xu, Tian-Qi Wu, Kai Xia, Yi-Ran Jiao, Lu Yin, Chun-Qiu Chen
Fang-Tao Wang, Yin Lin, Xiao-Qi Yuan, Ren-Yuan Gao, Xiao-Cai Wu, Wei-Wei Xu, Tian-Qi Wu, Kai Xia, Yi-Ran Jiao, Lu Yin, Chun-Qiu Chen, Diagnostic and Treatment Center for Refractory Diseases of Abdomen Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
Author contributions: Wang FT contributed to the manuscript writing, data collection and analysis; Lin Y, Yuan XQ, Gao RY, Wu XC, Xu WW, Wu TQ, Xia K, and Jiao YR collected data; Yin L and Chen CQ were involved in the conceptualization and supervision of this manuscript; and all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Horizontal Project of Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, No. DS05!06!22016 and No. DS05!06!22017.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital (SHSY-IEC-5.0/24K3/P01).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Chun-Qiu Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Doctor, Diagnostic and Treatment Center for Refractory Diseases of Abdomen Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 301 Yanchang Middle Road, Shanghai 200072, China. chenchunqiu6@126.com
Received: September 27, 2023
Peer-review started: September 27, 2023
First decision: December 28, 2023
Revised: January 12, 2024
Accepted: February 18, 2024
Article in press: February 18, 2024
Published online: March 27, 2024
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Core Tip: Given the unique characteristics of Crohn’s disease (CD), the incidence of postoperative complications is notably high. Previous studies, while identifying risk factors influencing these complications, often yield inconsistent results due to the heterogeneity of patient populations. This machine learning-based study included data from a single center over a relatively short period in China. Novel models employing logistic regression and random forest were developed to inform individualized perioperative management of patients with CD. The models, particularly the random forest, demonstrated robust performance, highlighting the significance of preoperative CD activity index, serum albumin levels, and operation time as crucial predictors.