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Prediction algorithm for ICU mortality and length of stay using machine learning.

Shinya Iwase¹, Taka-Aki Nakada^2,3, Tadanaga Shimada¹

¹Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8677, Japan.

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|July 28, 2022

Summary

Machine learning accurately predicts intensive care unit (ICU) patient mortality and length of stay. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a key predictor, aiding in risk classification for better patient outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Medical informatics
Clinical prediction modeling

Background:

Machine learning (ML) offers powerful tools for predicting patient outcomes and identifying risk factors.
Accurate prediction of mortality and length of stay in intensive care units (ICUs) is crucial for resource allocation and patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the predictive accuracy of ML models for mortality and ICU length of stay.
To identify key variables contributing to precise predictions and patient classification based on mortality risk.

Main Methods:

A dataset of 12,747 ICU patients was randomly split into training and testing cohorts.
Supervised ML classifiers, including random forest (RF), were trained on admission variables.
Area under the curve (AUC) was used to assess predictive accuracy for mortality and length of stay.

Main Results:

RF demonstrated high predictive accuracy for mortality (AUC = 0.945) and ICU length of stay (short: 0.881, long: 0.889).
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was consistently identified as a critical variable for predicting both outcomes.
LDH also proved effective in classifying patients into distinct risk sub-populations.

Conclusions:

ML, particularly RF, can accurately predict mortality and length of stay in ICU patients.
LDH is a significant contributing variable for predicting ICU patient outcomes and stratifying mortality risk.