Frontiers in Surgery

Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning model for early prediction of postoperative atrial fibrillation following on-pump cardiac surgery

Cohort study of 1,054 peopleBiomarkers

Abstract

Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) complicates 20%-40% of cardiac surgeries, increasing morbidity, length of stay, and healthcare costs. Early risk stratification could enable targeted prophylactic interventions.

The paper

Jiangsu Province Hospital

Frontiers in Surgery, 10 Sep 2026, CC BY

doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2026.1933263PubMed 42787144