A Pilot Machine Learning Study Using Trauma Admission Data to Identify Risk for High Length of Stay.

Journal: Surgical innovation
Published Date:

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Trauma patients have diverse resource needs due to variable mechanisms and injury patterns. The aim of this study was to build a tool that uses only data available at time of admission to predict prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS).

Authors

  • David P Stonko
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Jennine H Weller
    Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Andres J Gonzalez Salazar
    Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Hossam Abdou
    R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Joseph Edwards
    R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Jeremiah Hinson
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States.
  • Scott Levin
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States.
  • James P Byrne
    Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Joseph V Sakran
    Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Caitlin W Hicks
    Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 1466The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Elliott R Haut
    Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Jonathan J Morrison
  • Alistair J Kent
    Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, Baltimore, MD, USA.