A Machine Learning–Based Prediction Model for Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Multicenter Validation Study

BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. ObjectiveThis study aimed to establish and validate predictive models for AKI in hospitalized patients with...

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Main Authors: Mengqing Ma, Caimei Chen, Dawei Chen, Hao Zhang, Xia Du, Qing Sun, Li Fan, Huiping Kong, Xueting Chen, Changchun Cao, Xin Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:https://www.jmir.org/2024/1/e51255
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Summary:BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is common in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. ObjectiveThis study aimed to establish and validate predictive models for AKI in hospitalized patients with CAP based on machine learning algorithms. MethodsWe trained and externally validated 5 machine learning algorithms, including logistic regression, support vector machine, random forest, extreme gradient boosting, and deep forest (DF). Feature selection was conducted using the sliding window forward feature selection technique. Shapley additive explanations and local interpretable model-agnostic explanation techniques were applied to the optimal model for visual interpretation. ResultsA total of 6371 patients with CAP met the inclusion criteria. The development of CAP-associated AKI (CAP-AKI) was recognized in 1006 (15.8%) patients. The 11 selected indicators were sex, temperature, breathing rate, diastolic blood pressure, C-reactive protein, albumin, white blood cell, hemoglobin, platelet, blood urea nitrogen, and neutrophil count. The DF model achieved the best area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and accuracy in the internal (AUC=0.89, accuracy=0.90) and external validation sets (AUC=0.87, accuracy=0.83). Furthermore, the DF model had the best calibration among all models. In addition, a web-based prediction platform was developed to predict CAP-AKI. ConclusionsThe model described in this study is the first multicenter-validated AKI prediction model that accurately predicts CAP-AKI during hospitalization. The web-based prediction platform embedded with the DF model serves as a user-friendly tool for early identification of high-risk patients.
ISSN:1438-8871