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‹ Tue · 7 Jul 2026
Promising but preliminary

Machine learning prediction of postoperative pulmonary infection in patients who underwent thoracoscopic lung cancer resection: a retrospective case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Accurate identification of patients at high risk of pulmonary infection after thoracoscopic lung cancer resection is important for timely and targeted preventive measures. RESULTS: There were 3219 enrolled patients, 2203 (70%) of whom were assigned to the training cohort and 966 (30%) of whom were assigned to the validation cohort.

BACKGROUND: Accurate identification of patients at high risk of pulmonary infection after thoracoscopic lung cancer resection is important for timely and targeted preventive measures. RESULTS: There were 3219 enrolled patients, 2203 (70%) of whom were assigned to the training cohort and 966 (30%) of whom were assigned to the validation cohort.

What the study was

Study design
Cohort study
Category
Other
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
BMC medical informatics and decision making

Why it surfaced

Relevant Sentinel scan study (promising preliminary signal) meets standard-priority threshold.

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