Development and external validation of machine learning-based models to predict patients with cellulitis developing sepsis during hospitalisation.
Journal:
BMJ open
Published Date:
Jul 5, 2024
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Cellulitis is the most common cause of skin-related hospitalisations, and the mortality of patients with sepsis remains high. Some stratification models have been developed, but their performance in external validation has been unsatisfactory. This study was designed to develop and compare different models for predicting patients with cellulitis developing sepsis during hospitalisation.