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Area of Science:

  • Critical care medicine
  • Health services research
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity planning is crucial for resource allocation and patient care quality.
  • ICU census is influenced by patient length of stay (LOS) and arrival patterns, making accurate forecasting challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate an algorithm for forecasting ICU census.
  • To utilize patient severity scores like Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS) and Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS) for enhanced forecasting.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective observational study was conducted using adult patient data from two ICUs (2015-2021).
  • An Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model predicted ICU arrivals, while a survival model estimated LOS using MODS, NEMS, and other factors.
  • These models were combined into a single algorithm for 1-7 day ICU census forecasting.

Main Results:

  • The developed algorithm demonstrated good fit metrics, with Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) between 2.055-2.890 beds/day and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) of 9.4%-13.2%.
  • The algorithm outperformed traditional moving average or direct time series forecasting models for ICU census.
  • Forecast accuracy decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, correlating with increased COVID-19 patient numbers.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate ICU census forecasting tools can be developed using patient data and predictive modeling.
  • This forecasting algorithm can assist clinicians and managers in short-term ICU capacity, staffing, and surgical demand planning.