Risk model for predicting mortality risk in patients with cerebral infarction: a cohort study using the MIMIC-IV database

Risk model for predicting mortality risk in patients with cerebral infarction: a cohort study using the MIMIC-IV database. Download PDF Abstract Cerebral infarction represents a significant health threat, causing mortality and long-term disability. This study investigated prognostic variables associated with cerebral infarction and developed a risk model to predict mortality, thereby offering new strategies to enhance patient care and improve overall outcomes.

Participants were selected from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database, covering the period 2008–2019. The study population comprised patients with cerebral infarction admitted to the intensive care unit. Univariate Cox regression analysis, proportional hazards assumption testing, machine learning (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression), and multivariate Cox regression analysis were performed to identify prognostic variables.

Based on these variables, a risk model was developed and later evaluated. After excluding ineligible individuals, 109 patients with cerebral infarction were included. The anion gap [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.1040, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.0070–1.2110, P = 0.0356], platelet count (HR = 0.9965, 95% CI = 0.9939–0.9990, P = 0.0072), and glucose concentration (HR = 1.0050, 95% CI = 1.0000–1.0090, P = 0.0483) were identified as prognostic variables.

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