Development of an early diagnostic system using fuzzy theory for postoperative infections in patients with gastric cancer

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 210-214

  Sakaguchi, Satoru ^a   Takifuji, Katsunari ^a   Arita, Seizaburo ^b   Yamaue, Hiroki ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy theory; Gastric cancer; Postoperative infection

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUTROPHIL; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STOMACH CANCER;

DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4043079912     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079394     Document Type: Article

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