Applicability of machine learning technique in the screening of patients with mild traumatic brain injury

Miriam Leiko Terabe, Miyoko Massago, Pedro Henrique Iora, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, João Vitor Perez de Souza, Lily Huo, Mamoru Massago, Dalton Makoto Senda, Elisabete Mitiko Kobayashi, João Ricardo Vissoci, Catherine Ann Staton and Luciano de Andrade

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: Even though the demand of head computed tomography (CT) in patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) has progressively increased worldwide, only a small number of individuals have intracranial lesions that require neurosurgical intervention. As such, this study aims to evaluate the applicability of a machine learning (ML) technique in the screening of patients with mild TBI in the Regional University Hospital of Maringá, Paraná state, Brazil. This is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective study using ML technique to develop a protocol that predicts which patients with an initial diagnosis of mild TBI should be recommended for a head CT. Among the tested models, he linear extreme gradient boosting was the best algorithm, with the highest sensitivity (0.70 ± 0.06). Our predictive model can assist in the screening of mild TBI patients, assisting health professionals to manage the resource utilization, and improve the quality and safety of patient care.

Date: 2023
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