Benchmarking emergency department prediction models with machine learning and public electronic health records.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

The demand for emergency department (ED) services is increasing across the globe, particularly during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical triage and risk assessment have become increasingly challenging due to the shortage of medical resources and the strain on hospital infrastructure caused by the pandemic. As a result of the widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs), we now have access to a vast amount of clinical data, which allows us to develop prediction models and decision support systems to address these challenges. To date, there is no widely accepted clinical prediction benchmark related to the ED based on large-scale public EHRs. An open-source benchmark data platform would streamline research workflows by eliminating cumbersome data preprocessing, and facilitate comparisons among different studies and methodologies. Based on the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV Emergency Department (MIMIC-IV-ED) database, we created a benchmark dataset and proposed three clinical prediction benchmarks. This study provides future researchers with insights, suggestions, and protocols for managing data and developing predictive tools for emergency care.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Xie, F; Zhou, J; Lee, JW; Tan, M; Li, S; Rajnthern, LSO; Chee, ML; Chakraborty, B; Wong, A-KI; Dagan, A; Ong, MEH; Gao, F; Liu, N

Published Date

  • October 27, 2022

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 9 / 1

Start / End Page

  • 658 -

PubMed ID

  • 36302776

Pubmed Central ID

  • PMC9610299

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2052-4463

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/s41597-022-01782-9

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • England