The effect of preoperative stellate ganglion block on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal oncologic surgery: protocol for a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial - Top_Commentaries - MDSpire

The effect of preoperative stellate ganglion block on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal oncologic surgery: protocol for a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

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  • Rongrong Song

  • Yuqin Huang

  • Jie Liu

  • Xingyu Wang

  • Yuqian Liu

  • Fanli Wang

  • Fang Wu

  • XiaXia Li

  • Yang Liu

  • Lu Cao

  • Yan Liu

  • Guojieying Wang

  • Minghong Gui

  • Yingbin Wang

  • Xiangfei Huang

  • June 16, 2026

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3 Topic Commentaries

Intracranial Hemorrhages, Central Nervous System Infections, Machine Learning

  • Dr. Jane Smith, MD, Neurocritical Care Physician, MD

    Assistant Professor of Neurology

    University Hospital of Critical Care Medicine

    “While high internal AUCs like 0.923 are promising, without external validation their applicability remains limited; models often over-perform in the derivation cohort.”

    [Source]
  • Dr. Li Wei, PhD, Data Scientist & Neuroscience Researcher, PhD

    Senior Research Fellow

    Institute for Brain Health Research

    “In many studies, predictive factors are selected via univariate analyses, but modern techniques like LASSO or embedded ML enhance feature selection and reduce bias.”

    [Source]
  • Dr. Maria Gonzalez, MPH, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, MPH

    Public Health Policy Advisor

    National Stroke & Infection Control Coalition

    “Models that stratify risk can direct resources efficiently—targeting prophylactic measures to those most likely to benefit, while reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in low-risk patients.”

    [Source]

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