Daniel Ruiz-Fernández1, Ana Monsalve Torra2, Antonio Soriano-Payá3, Oscar Marín-Alonso2, Eddy Triana Palencia4. 1. Department of Computer Technology of the University of Alicante, Spain. Electronic address: druiz@dtic.ua.es. 2. Bio-inspired Engineering and Health Computing Research Group, IBIS, University of Alicante, Spain. 3. Department of Computer Technology of the University of Alicante, Spain. 4. Paediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia, Colombia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we have tested the suitability of using different artificial intelligence-based algorithms for decision support when classifying the risk of congenital heart surgery. In this sense, classification of those surgical risks provides enormous benefits as the a priori estimation of surgical outcomes depending on either the type of disease or the type of repair, and other elements that influence the final result. This preventive estimation may help to avoid future complications, or even death. METHODS: We have evaluated four machine learning algorithms to achieve our objective: multilayer perceptron, self-organizing map, radial basis function networks and decision trees. The architectures implemented have the aim of classifying among three types of surgical risk: low complexity, medium complexity and high complexity. RESULTS: Accuracy outcomes achieved range between 80% and 99%, being the multilayer perceptron method the one that offered a higher hit ratio. CONCLUSIONS: According to the results, it is feasible to develop a clinical decision support system using the evaluated algorithms. Such system would help cardiology specialists, paediatricians and surgeons to forecast the level of risk related to a congenital heart disease surgery.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we have tested the suitability of using different artificial intelligence-based algorithms for decision support when classifying the risk of congenital heart surgery. In this sense, classification of those surgical risks provides enormous benefits as the a priori estimation of surgical outcomes depending on either the type of disease or the type of repair, and other elements that influence the final result. This preventive estimation may help to avoid future complications, or even death. METHODS: We have evaluated four machine learning algorithms to achieve our objective: multilayer perceptron, self-organizing map, radial basis function networks and decision trees. The architectures implemented have the aim of classifying among three types of surgical risk: low complexity, medium complexity and high complexity. RESULTS: Accuracy outcomes achieved range between 80% and 99%, being the multilayer perceptron method the one that offered a higher hit ratio. CONCLUSIONS: According to the results, it is feasible to develop a clinical decision support system using the evaluated algorithms. Such system would help cardiology specialists, paediatricians and surgeons to forecast the level of risk related to a congenital heart disease surgery.
Authors: Gerhard-Paul Diller; Aleksander Kempny; Sonya V Babu-Narayan; Marthe Henrichs; Margarita Brida; Anselm Uebing; Astrid E Lammers; Helmut Baumgartner; Wei Li; Stephen J Wort; Konstantinos Dimopoulos; Michael A Gatzoulis Journal: Eur Heart J Date: 2019-04-01 Impact factor: 29.983