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. 2019 Oct 11;43(1):57–66. doi: 10.1007/s40264-019-00869-4

Table 5.

Example analysis by seriousness models

Model inputs Model outputs

Narrative: patient was hospitalized for arrhythmia and passed away 3 days later from cardiac arrest

AE: arrhythmia

MedDRA® PT: arrhythmia; LLT: arrhythmia

AE: cardiac arrest

MedDRA® PT: cardiac arrest; LLT: cardiac arrest

Binary seriousness classifier

 AE: arrhythmia = serious

 AE: cardiac arrest = serious

 Case = serious

Seriousness category classifier

 AE: arrhythmia = hospitalization, IME

 AE: cardiac arrest = death

Annotator

 Patient was hospitalized for arrhythmia and passed away 3 days later from cardiac arrest

AE adverse event, LLT lowest level term, MedDRA® Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, PT preferred term, IME important medical event