elderly trauma

The conversation before the decision: ML and 1-year mortality after proximal humerus fracture

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A validated ML tool estimates 1-year mortality risk at first presentation in elderly proximal humerus fracture patients, using data already available at the time of the injury. The output is for the consent conversation, not the operative decision.

One in three: what machine learning reveals about opioids after hip fracture

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Before you read anything about the algorithm in this paper, consider the number it was built around: 31.1%. That is the proportion of elderly patients who were completely opioid-naïve before their hip fracture and were still collecting opioid prescriptions a year later. Nearly one in three. In a cohort of more than 26,000 patients drawn … Read more