Prediction of Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratoty Failure

Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) is a common cause of admission in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. We will assess machine learning (ML) techniques for prediction of prolonged duration (\> or = to 7 days) of mechanical ventilation (MV) in 1,241 patients enrolled in the PANDORA study in Spain. The study was registered with ClinalTrials.gov (NCT03145974). Our aim is to identify a model with the minimum number of variables that predict duration of prolonged ventilation in AHRF patients using data as early as from the first 48 hours with machine learning algorithms.