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. 2018 Dec 5;2018:673–682.

Table 2.

Performance of models that predict clinician information seeking behavior. To reduce clutter the word “target” is not included in the names of the target variables. Domain: L = laboratory test, V = vital sign, M = medication, and S = ventilator setting. Results are reported as AUROC with 95% confidence intervals. For each target variable, the AUROC of the best performing model is bolded.

Target variable Domain Selected/ available Logistic regression median impute Random forests median impute Random forests regression impute
red blood cells L 24/165 0.68 (0.55, 0.80) 0.94 (0.87, 0.99) 0.94 (0.89, 0.98)
ventilator status S 20/131 0.54 (0.42, 0.67) 0.72 (0.60, 0.83) 0.83 (0.72, 0.92)
pH L 46/137 0.57 (0.49, 0.66) 0.77 (0.70, 0.84) 0.71 (0.64, 0.79)
bicarbonate (blood gases) L 11/108 0.63 (0.49, 0.77) 0.75 (0.62, 0.86) 0.61 (0.47, 0.73)
oxygen saturation V 103/177 0.64 (0.57, 0.71) 0.74 (0.68, 0.80) 0.61 (0.53, 0.68)
anion gap L 19/118 0.45 (0.34, 0.58) 0.69 (0.58, 0.80) 0.74 (0.63, 0.84)
prothrombin time L 21/125 0.64 (0.52, 0.76) 0.73 (0.60, 0.86) 0.73 (0.61, 0.84)
bilirubin total L 39/110 0.62 (0.53, 0.70) 0.73 (0.64, 0.81) 0.73 (0.64, 0.81)
chloride L 106/178 0.63 (0.56, 0.71) 0.71 (0.64, 0.78) 0.67 (0.60, 0.74)
lactate L 50/117 0.70 (0.61, 0.78) 0.71 (0.63, 0.79) 0.71 (0.63, 0.79)
glucose L 114/175 0.71 (0.64, 0.78) 0.64 (0.57, 0.72) 0.67 (0.59, 0.74)
potassium chloride M 28/136 0.52 (0.41, 0.63) 0.71 (0.62, 0.79) 0.56 (0.46, 0.66)
heparin M 41/102 0.71 (0.62, 0.80) 0.58 (0.48, 0.67) 0.50 (0.40, 0.60)
alkaline phosphatase L 16/109 0.53 (0.39, 0.67) 0.71 (0.61, 0.79) 0.57 (0.44, 0.70)
fraction of inspired O2 S 99/151 0.50 (0.41, 0.59) 0.69 (0.62, 0.77) 0.68 (0.61, 0.75)
central venous pressure V 31/111 0.62 (0.52, 0.72) 0.68 (0.58, 0.77) 0.69 (0.59, 0.78)
magnesium L 74/173 0.58 (0.51, 0.65) 0.69 (0.62, 0.75) 0.62 (0.55, 0.69)
blood urea nitrogen L 114/177 0.62 (0.54, 0.70) 0.68 (0.60, 0.75) 0.60 (0.53, 0.68)
respiratory rate V 121/178 0.58 (0.51, 0.66) 0.56 (0.48, 0.64) 0.68 (0.61, 0.75)
calcium L 41/163 0.65 (0.57, 0.73) 0.68 (0.59, 0.76) 0.67 (0.59, 0.75)
partial thromboplastin time L 21/108 0.68 (0.55, 0.79) 0.64 (0.52, 0.77) 0.64 (0.55, 0.73)
hematocrit L 11/166 0.61 (0.35, 0.85) 0.59 (0.40, 0.76) 0.68 (0.46, 0.88)
neutrophils L 31/156 0.49 (0.38, 0.59) 0.67 (0.57, 0.78) 0.65 (0.56, 0.74)
partial pressure of CO2 L 31/138 0.65 (0.55, 0.74) 0.67 (0.58, 0.75) 0.62 (0.53, 0.72)
temperature V 144/178 0.51 (0.42, 0.61) 0.61 (0.52, 0.71) 0.67 (0.58, 0.75)
ventilator mode S 72/148 0.66 (0.59, 0.74) 0.67 (0.59, 0.74) 0.66 (0.59, 0.73)
intake and output V 81/178 0.64 (0.57, 0.71) 0.66 (0.59, 0.73) 0.55 (0.47, 0.62)
blood pressure V 151/178 0.47 (0.36, 0.58) 0.65 (0.56, 0.74) 0.53 (0.43, 0.63)
INR L 74/125 0.65 (0.57, 0.73) 0.59 (0.51, 0.67) 0.63 (0.54, 0.71)
creatinine L 132/177 0.62 (0.55, 0.71) 0.64 (0.56, 0.72) 0.65 (0.57, 0.73)
aspartate aminotransferase L 28/113 0.65 (0.54, 0.75) 0.64 (0.55, 0.74) 0.52 (0.41, 0.63)
alanine aminotransferase L 26/111 0.57 (0.46, 0.68) 0.65 (0.56, 0.74) 0.50 (0.40, 0.60)
platelets L 125/166 0.65 (0.57, 0.73) 0.58 (0.50, 0.66) 0.56 (0.48, 0.64)
phosphate L 69/170 0.53 (0.45, 0.61) 0.65 (0.58, 0.72) 0.56 (0.48, 0.63)
potassium L 121/178 0.64 (0.57, 0.71) 0.43 (0.36, 0.50) 0.56 (0.48, 0.65)
white blood cells L 141/166 0.60 (0.50, 0.69) 0.63 (0.55, 0.72) 0.64 (0.57, 0.72)
sodium L 128/178 0.47 (0.39, 0.55) 0.64 (0.56, 0.72) 0.58 (0.50, 0.66)
bicarbonate (chemistry) L 104/178 0.58 (0.51, 0.65) 0.64 (0.57, 0.71) 0.62 (0.54, 0.69)
albumin L 21/114 0.56 (0.44, 0.68) 0.56 (0.45, 0.67) 0.64 (0.53, 0.76)
partial pressure of O2 L 30/137 0.62 (0.52, 0.71) 0.64 (0.54, 0.74) 0.64 (0.55, 0.72)
hemoglobin L 130/166 0.63 (0.55, 0.72) 0.59 (0.51, 0.67) 0.59 (0.51, 0.67)
heart rate V 152/178 0.48 (0.39, 0.57) 0.62 (0.52, 0.73) 0.48 (0.38, 0.58)
ionized calcium L 30/132 0.62 (0.52, 0.71) 0.59 (0.50, 0.68) 0.55 (0.45, 0.65)
glomerular filtration rate L 19/166 0.47 (0.36, 0.58) 0.61 (0.50, 0.72) 0.60 (0.48, 0.72)
ventilator tube status S 45/130 0.45 (0.36, 0.55) 0.60 (0.50, 0.69) 0.44 (0.35, 0.52)
sodium chloride 0.9% M 69/154 0.56 (0.49, 0.63) 0.49 (0.42, 0.57) 0.48 (0.40, 0.56)
Average 0.59 0.65 0.62
Average of best (bolded AUROCs) 0.68