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Table 4 Independent variables or features used in machine learning algorithms as input variables

From: Machine learning-based techniques to improve lung transplantation outcomes and complications: a systematic review

Author

Main objectives

Features

Outcome variable

Data source

Troiani.J et al. [29]

Predict the acute disease events after transplantation

Spirometry variables; values of FEV1 and bronchopulmonary symptoms for these 30 subjects

BOS incidence

A database of home monitoring data

Oztekin.A et al. [30]

Predict survival rate

Events occurring before listing, Recipient angina/cad at registration, Deceased donor-infection pulmonary source, Recipient functional status at registration, Deceased donor-circumstance of death, Recipient age (years), History of cigarette use of the recipient

Survival rate

UNOS

Delen.D et al. [31]

Predict the risk factors for transplantation

socio-demographic, health-related factors about both the donor and the recipients, procedure-related factors, patient follow-up data

Risk factors and patient status after LTx

UNOS

Oztekin.A et al. [32]

Predict survival rate

Recipient’s profile, Match level data, Donor’s profile

Survival rate or transplant success

UNOS

Hosseini-Baharanchi. F et al. [19]

Predict the acute disease events after transplantation

Age at LTX (yr); Type of transplant; Acute rejection episodes; Underlying lung disease; Cytomegalovirus, Death cause

BOS incidence

Post-LTX at the Masih Daneshvari Hospital,

Barbosa.E et al. [33]

Predict the acute disease events after transplantation

PFT data (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, FEF25-75), baseline CT

BOS incidence

Radiology RIS/PACS data for the period between 06/01/2004 and 06/01/2013

Pande.A et al. [20]

Predict pulmonary functions/ pulmonary symptoms after transplantation

PFT data (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, FEF25-75) and Age

LTx outcomes

Cleveland Clinic

Barbosa.E et al. [21]

Predict the acute disease events after transplantation

CT features and patient age

BOS incidence

Cardiothoracic clinic

Oztekin.A et al. [22]

Predict quality of life

Donor factors, Recipient factors, Surgical factors, laboratory parameters, hospital stay, intensive care unit (ICU) stay and pulmonary function,

quality of life

UNOS

Mark.E et al. [13]

Predict survival rate

Recipient age, Recipient primary diagnosis, Recipient functional status at transplant, Recipient lung diagnosis grouping, Donor height (cm), Deceased donor history of cigarettes

in past

Survival rate

UNOS

Braccioni.F et al. [23]

Predict pulmonary functions/ pulmonary symptoms after transplantation

pulmonary function testing (PFTs), blood gas analysis (ABGs), six-minute walking test (6MWT), and physical examination, DLCO, KCO

Transplantation outcome

tertiary teaching Hospital located in Northeast Italy

Dueñas-Jurado.J et al. [24]

Predict recipient-donor matching

lower pre-transplant carbon dioxide (PCO2) pressure, higher pre-transplant and post-transplant functional vital capacity (FVC), lower donor mechanical ventilation, and shorter ischemia time

Survival rate

Reina Sofı´a university

Hospital

Shaish.H et al. [25]

Predict survival rate

HRCT scans

Survival rate

Institutional databases

Stefanuto.P et al. [26]

Predict primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation

Donor factors, Recipient factors, Surgical factors, Outcomes (1-year Mortality, Ventilation, ICU LOS after Tx, Hospital LOS after TX), Lung function at 3 months

primary graft dysfunction

Harefield Hospital

Su.J et al. [27]

Determine the role of infection in rejection

laboratory parameters, hospital stay, intensive care unit (ICU) stay and pulmonary function,

Rejection with infection

Guangzhou Medical University

Zafar.F et al. [28]

Predict recipient-donor matching

Recipient: Age, Sex, Ethnicity, BMI, Diagnosis, Initial LAS, End LAS, Functional status, eGFR, Albumin, Tobacco use, Infection, Steroid use, ECMO pretransplant, HIV, Recent infection, Ventilation pretransplant, CMV; Donor: Age, Sex, ethnicity, BMI, Tabacco use, Hypertension, Diabetes, Bronchoscopy result, Chest X-Ray result, Pao2/FiO2 ratio, PEEP, Adjusted tidal volume, Arterial blood pH, cause of death, Mechanism of death, CMV, Transplantation characteristics

Matching

UNOS