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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedTaylor RA, Pare JR, Venkatesh AK
Prediction of in-hospital mortality in emergency department patients with sepsis: A local big data-driven, machine learning approach.
In this proof-of-concept study, a local, big data-driven, machine learning approach is compared to existing clinical decision rules (CDRs) and traditional analytic methods using the prediction of sepsis in-hospital mortality as the use case. It concluded that this approach outperformed existing CDRs as well as traditional analytic techniques for predicting in-hospital mortality of ED patients with sepsis.
AHRQ-funded; HS021271.
Citation: Taylor RA, Pare JR, Venkatesh AK .
Prediction of in-hospital mortality in emergency department patients with sepsis: A local big data-driven, machine learning approach.
Acad Emerg Med 2016 Mar;23(3):269-78. doi: 10.1111/acem.12876.
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Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Mortality, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Sepsis, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Shaw JJ, Psoinos CM, Santry HP
It's all about location, location, location: A new perspective on trauma transport.
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of aeromedical transport on trauma mortality when accounting for geographic factors. It concluded that helicopter transport does not impart a survival benefit for trauma patients when geographic considerations are taken into account.
AHRQ-funded; HS022694.
Citation: Shaw JJ, Psoinos CM, Santry HP .
It's all about location, location, location: A new perspective on trauma transport.
Ann Surg 2016 Feb;263(2):413-8. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001265..
Keywords: Trauma, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Registries, Mortality, Access to Care