Skip to main content

Table 4 Results for ANN Models Predicting Occurrence of SSI

From: Prophylactic antibiotic bundle compliance and surgical site infections: an artificial neural network analysis

ANN Model

(variables used)

SSI prediction sensitivity

(n = 29)

No SSI prediction specificity

(n = 617)

All variables including NSQIP compliance variable

69.0%

60.1%

All variables excluding NSQIP compliance variable

89.7%

50.2%

All variables excluding NSQIP compliance and Sex variables

79.3%

50.2%