Long-term mortality risk stratification of liver transplant recipients: real-time application of deep learning algorithms on longitudinal data
PMCC AI Scientist: Dr. Bo Wang
Lancet Digital Health (2021)
Summary
Background
Survival of liver transplant recipients beyond 1 year since transplantation is compromised by an increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular events, infection, and graft failure. Few clinical tools are available to identify patients at risk of these complications, which would flag them for screening tests and potentially life-saving interventions. In this retrospective analysis, we aimed to assess the ability of deep learning algorithms of longitudinal data from two prospective cohorts to predict complications resulting in death after liver transplantation over multiple timeframes, compared with logistic regression models.