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The Challenges of Predicting Rare Outcomes: A Critical Appraisal of Machine Learning Using the Pediatric Resuscitation and Trauma Outcome (PRESTO) Model in a Tanzanian Injury Registry

Abstract: Background Injuries are responsible for 950,000 deaths per year among children and adolescents under 18 years old. Trauma prediction scores are useful in determining severity and prognosis of injury patients. The pediatric resuscitation and trauma outcome (PRESTO) score was developed as a simple score for short-term mortality prediction in pediatric populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Using variables available at the bedside in resource-limited settings, PRESTO has been validated in South Af…

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The Challenges of Predicting Rare Outcomes: A Critical Appraisal of Machine Learning Using the Pediatric Resuscitation and Trauma Outcome (PRESTO) Model in a Tanzanian Injury Registry

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The quick read

Background Injuries are responsible for 950,000 deaths per year among children and adolescents under 18 years old. Trauma prediction scores are useful in determining severity and prognosis of injury patients.

Ten machine learning algorithms were trained to predict in-hospital mortality using clinical and demographic variables, with performance evaluated using cross-validation, ROC-AUC, sensitivity, and specificity. Pediatric in-hospital mortality was 6.8%, while adult mortality was 4.4%.

Main points
  • Background Injuries are responsible for 950,000 deaths per year among children and adolescents under 18 years old.
  • Trauma prediction scores are useful in determining severity and prognosis of injury patients.
  • The pediatric resuscitation and trauma outcome (PRESTO) score was developed as a simple score for short-term mortality prediction in pediatric populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Problem

The Challenges of Predicting Rare Outcomes: A Critical Appraisal of Machine Learning Using the Pediatric Resuscitation and Trauma Outcome (PRESTO) Model in a Tanzanian Injury Registry: These findings highlight the challenge of predicting a rare outcome, and emphasize the need to increase pediatric registry sample sizes to develop more accurate models for mortality risk stratification in LMICs.

The rundown

The pediatric resuscitation and trauma outcome (PRESTO) score was developed as a simple score for short-term mortality prediction in pediatric populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Using variables available at the bedside in resource-limited settings, PRESTO has been validated in South Africa, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

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