TY - JOUR A1 - Magunia, Harry A1 - Lederer, Simone A1 - Verbuecheln, Raphael A1 - Gilot, Bryant A1 - Köppen, Michael A1 - Häberle, Helene A1 - Mirakaj, Valbona A1 - Hofmann, Pascal A1 - Marx, Gernot A1 - Bickenbach, Johannes A1 - Nohe, Boris A1 - Lay, Michael A1 - Spies, Claudia D. A1 - Edel, Andreas A1 - Schiefenhövel, Fridtjof A1 - Rahmel, Tim A1 - Putensen, Christian A1 - Sellmann, Timur A1 - Koch, Thea A1 - Brandenburger, Timo A1 - Kindgen-Milles, Detlef A1 - Brenner, Thorsten A1 - Berger, Marc A1 - Zacharowski, Kai A1 - Adam, Elisabeth A1 - Posch, Matthias A1 - Mörer, Onnen A1 - Scheer, Christian S. A1 - Sedding, Daniel A1 - Weigand, Markus A. A1 - Fichtner, Falk A1 - Nau, Carla A1 - Prätsch, Florian A1 - Wiesmann, Thomas A1 - Koch, Christian A1 - Schneider, Gerhard A1 - Lahmer, Tobias A1 - Straub, Andreas A1 - Meiser, Andreas A1 - Weiß, Manfred A1 - Jungwirth, Bettina A1 - Wappler, Frank A1 - Meybohm, Patrick A1 - Herrmann, Johannes A1 - Malek, Nisar Peter A1 - Kohlbacher, Oliver A1 - Biergans, Stephanie A1 - Rosenberger, Peter T1 - Machine learning identifies ICU outcome predictors in a multicenter COVID-19 cohort T2 - Critical care 25.2021, art. 295, doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03720-4, ISSN 1466-609X N2 - Background: Intensive Care Resources are heavily utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, risk stratification and prediction of SARS-CoV-2 patient clinical outcomes upon ICU admission remain inadequate. This study aimed to develop a machine learning model, based on retrospective & prospective clinical data, to stratify patient risk and predict ICU survival and outcomes. Methods: A Germany-wide electronic registry was established to pseudonymously collect admission, therapeutic and discharge information of SARS-CoV-2 ICU patients retrospectively and prospectively. Machine learning approaches were evaluated for the accuracy and interpretability of predictions. The Explainable Boosting Machine approach was selected as the most suitable method. Individual, non-linear shape functions for predictive parameters and parameter interactions are reported. Results: 1039 patients were included in the Explainable Boosting Machine model, 596 patients retrospectively collected, and 443 patients prospectively collected. The model for prediction of general ICU outcome was shown to be more reliable to predict “survival”. Age, inflammatory and thrombotic activity, and severity of ARDS at ICU admission were shown to be predictive of ICU survival. Patients’ age, pulmonary dysfunction and transfer from an external institution were predictors for ECMO therapy. The interaction of patient age with D-dimer levels on admission and creatinine levels with SOFA score without GCS were predictors for renal replacement therapy. Conclusions: Using Explainable Boosting Machine analysis, we confirmed and weighed previously reported and identified novel predictors for outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Using this strategy, predictive modeling of COVID-19 ICU patient outcomes can be performed overcoming the limitations of linear regression models. Trial registration “ClinicalTrials” (clinicaltrials.gov) under NCT04455451. KW - COVID-19 KW - Critical care KW - ARDS KW - Outcome KW - Prognostic models Y1 - 2021 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/62976 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-629765 SN - 1466-609X N1 - The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. N1 - Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. This work was funded by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG RO 3671/8-1 to P.R. O.K. received funding from the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) (DIFUTURE, 01ZZ1804D). Funding of the participating centers: Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany: This work was funded by the grant Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Call: H2020-SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020–2-CNECT; Project: 101015930 — ENVISION to K.Z. VL - 25 IS - art. 295 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - BioMed Central CY - London ER -