Rapid prediction of secondary neurologic decline after traumatic brain injury: a data analytic approach

Abstract

Secondary neurologic decline (ND) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is independently associated with outcome, but robust predictors of ND are lacking. In this retrospective analysis of consecutive isolated TBI admissions to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center between November 2015 and June 2018, we aimed to develop a triage decision support tool to quantify risk for early ND. Three machine learning models based on clinical, physiologic, or combined characteristics from the first hour of hospital resuscitation were created. Among 905 TBI cases, 165 (18%) experienced one or more ND events (130 clinical, 51 neurosurgical, and 54 radiographic) within 48 h of presentation. In the prediction of ND, the clinical plus physiologic data model performed similarly to the physiologic only model, with concordance indices of 0.85 (0.824–0.877) and 0.84 (0.812–0.868), respectively. Both outperformed the clinical only model, which had a concordance index of 0.72 (0.688–0.759). This preliminary work suggests that a data-driven approach utilizing physiologic and basic clinical data from the first hour of resuscitation after TBI has the potential to serve as a decision support tool for clinicians seeking to identify patients at high or low risk for ND.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 09, 2023
Source ID
10.1038/s41598-022-26318-4

Entities

People

  • Catriona Miller
  • Chien Yu Lin
  • Gunjan Parikh
  • Hegang Chen
  • Hemantkumar Tripathi
  • Jamie Podell
  • Neeraj Badjatia
  • Peter Hu
  • Ryan Felix
  • Serenity Miller
  • Shiming Yang
  • Yi-mei Kuo

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks