Subscribe free

Digital Surgery and Telemedicine ·

Machine learning accurately predicts temporary stoma formation in CD patients

A machine learning model effectively predicts temporary stoma formation following intestinal resection in Crohn’s disease patients. An analysis of 252 patient records identified eight key predictors, achieving an area under the curve (AUC) between 0.886 and 0.998. The random forest algorithm showed the highest predictive accuracy, leading to potential improvements in surgical decision-making and personalized treatment approaches for patients. This innovative approach may enhance patient outcomes and streamline clinical processes for Crohn’s disease management.

Journal Article by Wang FT, Lin Y (…) Chen CQ et 6 al. in BMC Gastroenterol

© 2025. The Author(s).

read the whole article in BMC Gastroenterol

open it in PubMed

Summaries are written to help you decide what to read. They do not replace the full paper.

Free · 5 minutes a day

Get every new paper in Digital Surgery and Telemedicine.

Plus the Daily Selection: the five most relevant papers of the day, each cut to its key points.

Specialty newsletters: every new paper in your field, as a list of titles linked to the source. Daily Selection: the five that matter, cut to their key points.

FreeNo spamOne-click unsubscribe

More in Digital Surgery and Telemedicine

The latest stitches

Digital Surgery and Telemedicine20 Oct 2026

AI Segments Abdominal Wall Layers During Trocar Entry

In a 10-procedure pilot, deep learning identified abdominal wall layers in optical trocar-entry video with promising accuracy—but this is not yet evidence of safer access.

All papers in Digital Surgery and Telemedicine →