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    • Critical Care Medicine
    • Health Informatics
    • Machine Learning in Healthcare

    Background:

    • Traditional methods for predicting acute kidney injury (AKI) rely on static vital signs and laboratory measurements.
    • Predictive modeling for AKI in intensive care units (ICUs) has historically used conventional techniques.
    • There is a need for advanced methods to improve early detection of AKI in critical care settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate machine learning algorithms for predicting AKI in ICU patients using trends in vital signs and laboratory measurements.
    • To compare the performance of gradient boosted trees (GBT), logistic regression, and deep learning models in AKI prediction.
    • To identify key variables, such as trends in creatinine levels, that are most predictive of AKI.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the eICU Collaborative Research Database, analyzing five days of laboratory measurements per patient.
    • Calculated trends in vital signs and laboratory values by determining the slope of the least-squares-fit linear equation over three days.
    • Trained and compared machine learning classifiers including GBT, logistic regression, and deep learning to predict AKI.

    Main Results:

    • The study identified 151,098 ICU stays, with an AKI incidence rate of 5.6%.
    • Gradient boosted trees (GBT) demonstrated the highest performance with an AUC of 0.834 ± 0.006 and an F-measure of 42.96% ± 1.26%.
    • The slope of minimum creatinine was the most significant predictor for the GBT model, accounting for 30.32% of its predictive power.

    Conclusions:

    • Machine learning algorithms, particularly GBT, show significant promise in predicting AKI in ICU patients using readily available data trends.
    • Early identification of patients at risk for AKI is feasible through the application of these predictive models.
    • Integrating machine learning into electronic medical record systems is crucial for enhancing patient outcomes in critical care.