Service: Artificial Intelligence to prevent complications after bowel cancer surgery

Responsible organisation: West Zealand Region (Local Government)

One in four bowel cancer patients develops complications after surgery, and one in three experiences relapse. The purpose is to identify patients at high risk of complications, death, or relapse after bowel cancer surgery. The treatment plan can thus be adapted in advance, reducing the risk after the operation., One in four bowel cancer patients develops complications after surgery, and one in three experiences relapse. The purpose is to identify patients at high risk of complications, death, or relapse after bowel cancer surgery. The treatment plan can thus be adapted in advance, reducing the risk after the operation.The algorithm is trained using health registry data on bowel cancer patients. The model is embedded in a software module, and is to be used with data from the individual patient to estimate risk of death, complications, readmission, re-operation, etc.

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Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
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Start/end date 2019 - 2023.0
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