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ArticleTherapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy2025

Interpretable machine learning models for the prediction of all-cause mortality and time to death in hemodialysis patients.

Minjie Chen, Youbing Zeng, Mengting Liu, Zhenghui Li, Jiazhen Wu, Xuan Tian, Yunuo Wang, Yuanwen Xu

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Minjie ChenDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Youbing ZengSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Mengting LiuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhenghui LiDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiazhen WuDepeartment of Electronic Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
Xuan TianDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yunuo WangDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuanwen XuDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8835-4050

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the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 2023A04J2185
6 · The paper itself

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introductionThe elevated mortality and hospitalization rates among hemodialysis (HD) patients underscore the necessity for the development of accurate predictive tools. This study developed two models for predicting all-cause mortality and time to death-one using a comprehensive database and another simpler model based on demographic and clinical data without laboratory tests.

methodA retrospective cohort study was conducted from January 2017 to June 2023. Two models were created: Model A with 85 variables and Model B with 22 variables. We assessed the models using random forest (RF), support vector machine, and logistic regression, comparing their performance via the AU-ROC. The RF regression model was used to predict time to death. To identify the most relevant factors for prediction, the Shapley value method was used.

resultsAmong 359 HD patients, the RF model provided the most reliable prediction. The optimized Model A showed an AU-ROC of 0.86 ± 0.07, a sensitivity of 0.86, and a specificity of 0.75 for predicting all-cause mortality. It also had an R

conclusionTwo new interpretable clinical tools have been proposed to predict all-cause mortality and time to death in HD patients using machine learning models. The minimal and readily accessible data on which Model B is based makes it a valuable tool for integrating into clinical decision-making processes.

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Kidney Failure, ChronicMachine LearningRenal DialysisAgedCause of DeathCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSupport Vector MachineTime Factorshemodialysisinterpretabilitymachine learningmortalityprediction models

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PMCPMC11879476

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