Evaluation of quality parameters of rectal cancer surgery at the Coloproctology Unit of Hospital de Braga

Castro, Mafalda Araújo Pimenta de; Martins, Sandra F.

doi:10.1590/s2237-93632011000400008

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“…Since the scope of this work is focused on the moment immediately after surgery for CRC removal, the outcome used as a reference for assessment will be the after-surgery 30-day mortality. The reason for that is related with the significance it has for the posterior recovery of the patient [5]. Furthermore, if the patient develops any kind of problem during this time period, the responsibility falls upon the surgeon that did the procedure.…”

Section: Prognosis Of Colorectal Cancermentioning

confidence: 99%

A prognosis system for colorectal cancer

Oliveira

Barbosa

Martins

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the 26th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems

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The level of uncertainty and incompleteness in the information upon which healthcare professionals have to make judgments has been a subject of discussion in the past, and more nowadays, with the advent of the so-called Clinical Decision Support Systems. This work addresses uncertainty in the postoperative prognosis for colorectal cancer. The interdependence and synergistic effect of different clinical features comes into play when it is necessary to predict how a patient will react to this type of surgery. Using a probabilistic based knowledge representation, a decision support system was conceived in order to provide support for physicians under these circumstances, in particular to surgeons. The solution proposed is based on machine learning on records of cancer patients, incorporating explicit knowledge of experts about the domain. To facilitate access and thus increase its dissemination in the healthcare community, the system is integrated in a wider platform available through a web application.

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Section: Prognosis Of Colorectal Cancermentioning

confidence: 99%