A retrospective study on machine learning-assisted stroke recognition for medical helpline calls

Autor: Jonathan Wenstrup, Jakob Drachmann Havtorn, Lasse Borgholt, Stig Nikolaj Blomberg, Lars Maaloe, Michael R. Sayre, Hanne Christensen, Christina Kruuse, Helle Collatz Christensen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: npj Digital Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2398-6352
DOI: 10.1038/s41746-023-00980-y
Popis: Abstract Advanced stroke treatment is time-dependent and, therefore, relies on recognition by call-takers at prehospital telehealth services to ensure fast hospitalisation. This study aims to develop and assess the potential of machine learning in improving prehospital stroke recognition during medical helpline calls. We used calls from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020 in Copenhagen to develop a machine learning-based classification pipeline. Calls from 2021 are used for testing. Calls are first transcribed using an automatic speech recognition model and then categorised as stroke or non-stroke using a text classification model. Call-takers achieve a sensitivity of 52.7% (95% confidence interval 49.2–56.4%) with a positive predictive value (PPV) of 17.1% (15.5–18.6%). The machine learning framework performs significantly better (p
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