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  • Post-operative delirium (POD) affects 14-56% of older patients, prompting the need to identify those at risk, leading to this study focused on creating a machine learning model for POD prediction.
  • The model was based on data from 878 patients aged 70 and above, using 15 key features such as comorbidities, cognitive assessments, and operational metrics to train logistic regression and support vector machine algorithms.
  • The linear support vector machine model showed promising performance with an ROC area under the curve of 0.82 in training and 0.81 in testing, indicating its potential for clinical use in preventing POD.

Article Abstract

Introduction: Post-operative delirium (POD) is a common complication in older patients, with an incidence of 14-56%. To implement preventative procedures, it is necessary to identify patients at risk for POD. In the present study, we aimed to develop a machine learning (ML) model for POD prediction in older patients, in close cooperation with the PAWEL (patient safety, cost-effectiveness and quality of life in elective surgery) project.

Methods: The model was trained on the PAWEL study's dataset of 878 patients (no intervention, age ≥ 70, 209 with POD). Presence of POD was determined by the Confusion Assessment Method and a chart review. We selected 15 features based on domain knowledge, ethical considerations and a recursive feature elimination. A logistic regression and a linear support vector machine (SVM) were trained, and evaluated using receiver operator characteristics (ROC).

Results: The selected features were American Society of Anesthesiologists score, multimorbidity, cut-to-suture time, estimated glomerular filtration rate, polypharmacy, use of cardio-pulmonary bypass, the Montreal cognitive assessment subscores 'memory', 'orientation' and 'verbal fluency', pre-existing dementia, clinical frailty scale, age, recent falls, post-operative isolation and pre-operative benzodiazepines. The linear SVM performed best, with an ROC area under the curve of 0.82 [95% CI 0.78-0.85] in the training set, 0.81 [95% CI 0.71-0.88] in the test set and 0.76 [95% CI 0.71-0.79] in a cross-centre validation.

Conclusion: We present a clinically useful and explainable ML model for POD prediction. The model will be deployed in the Supporting SURgery with GEriatric Co-Management and AI project.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11110913PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae101DOI Listing

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