Summary of Comparison Of Static and Dynamic Random Forests Models For Ehr Data in the Presence Of Competing Risks: Predicting Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection, by Elena Albu et al.
Comparison of static and dynamic random forests models for EHR data in the presence of competing risks: predicting central line-associated bloodstream infection
by Elena Albu, Shan Gao, Pieter Stijnen, Frank Rademakers, Christel Janssens, Veerle Cossey, Yves Debaveye, Laure Wynants, Ben Van Calster
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The abstract presents a machine learning study that compares the performance of random forest (RF) models in predicting the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) using different outcome operationalizations. The study includes data from 27,478 hospital admissions and builds static and dynamic RF models for binary, multinomial, survival, and competing risks outcomes to predict the 7-day CLABSI risk. The results show that the performance of the models is similar across outcome operationalizations, with AUROCs ranging from 0.74 to 0.78. However, survival models tend to overestimate the risk of CLABSI and have lower AUROCs compared to other models. The study highlights the importance of considering multiple outcome events in modeling and suggests that complex modeling choices do not significantly improve predictive performance for CLABSI prediction. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper compares different ways to predict the risk of a serious hospital infection called central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). It uses special computer programs called random forest models to look at how well these predictions work. The study takes data from 27,478 people who went to the hospital and builds four different types of models: one that says yes or no if someone will get CLABSI, one that says what will happen (CLABSI, go home, die, or nothing), one that shows how long it takes for someone to get CLABSI, and one that shows when something else happens instead. The results show that all these models are good at predicting the risk of CLABSI, but one type of model is a bit better than others. This study helps us understand how to predict this serious infection better. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Random forest
