Early identification of suspected serious infection among patients afebrile at initial presentation using neural network models and natural language processing: A development and external validation study in the emergency department.

Journal: The American journal of emergency medicine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop and externally validate models based on neural networks and natural language processing (NLP) to identify suspected serious infections in emergency department (ED) patients afebrile at initial presentation.

Authors

  • Dong Hyun Choi
    Laboratory of Emergency Medical Services, Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Sae Won Choi
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine; Office of Hospital Information, Seoul National University Hospital. Electronic address: saewonchoi@gmail.com.
  • Ki Hong Kim
    Laboratory of Emergency Medical Services, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Yeongho Choi
    Laboratory of Emergency Medical Services, Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea; Disaster Medicine Research Center, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Yoonjic Kim
    Laboratory of Emergency Medical Services, Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.