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Maskininlärningsmodell för prognosbedömning efter hjärtstopp

Glitterstam, Lydia LU and Liljeholm, Caroline LU (2026) EEML05 20261
Division for Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
Cardiac arrest is a life-threatening condition in which the heart stops pumping blood to the body, leading to loss of oxygen supply to vital organs. Despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early defibrillation and advances in emergency care, many survivors still suffer from neurological injury due to brain damage from loss of oxygen.

Predicting neurological outcome, or even the chances of survival, within 72 hours remains highly challenging. This might lead to inefficient misallocation of resources in emergency care units. At the same time, relatives are left uncertain of the outcome for a long time, which causes stress and psychological impact.

The aim of this project was to create a machine learning model for outcome... (More)
Cardiac arrest is a life-threatening condition in which the heart stops pumping blood to the body, leading to loss of oxygen supply to vital organs. Despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early defibrillation and advances in emergency care, many survivors still suffer from neurological injury due to brain damage from loss of oxygen.

Predicting neurological outcome, or even the chances of survival, within 72 hours remains highly challenging. This might lead to inefficient misallocation of resources in emergency care units. At the same time, relatives are left uncertain of the outcome for a long time, which causes stress and psychological impact.

The aim of this project was to create a machine learning model for outcome prediction within 24 hours after cardiac arrest. Two different machine learning models were tested based on their ability to analyze complex data and predict an outcome; Random Forest and Logistic regression. They were trained on a database of 191 patients with cardiac arrest, where approximately 50\% survived. The database included variables such as age, if CPR was performed, pH and electroencephalography measurements (EEG). The models were developed and analyzed according to accuracy, precision, recall and F1-score. This resulted in a prediction model of two steps; the first model is based on Random Forest and predicts the chances of survival, while the second model is based on Logistic regression and predicts the level of neurological complications. The models identified EEG and pH as some of the most important variables to predict the outcomes. (Less)
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author
Glitterstam, Lydia LU and Liljeholm, Caroline LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Machine learning model for outcome prediction after cardiac arrest
course
EEML05 20261
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Maskininlärning, Artificiell intelligens, AI, Machine learning, Random Forest, Logistisk regression, Linjär regression, Prediktionsmodell, Prediktionsbedömning, HJärtstopp, Cardiac arrest, Utfallsprediktion
language
Swedish
id
9237302
date added to LUP
2026-06-23 12:43:15
date last changed
2026-06-23 12:43:15
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  abstract     = {{Cardiac arrest is a life-threatening condition in which the heart stops pumping blood to the body, leading to loss of oxygen supply to vital organs. Despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early defibrillation and advances in emergency care, many survivors still suffer from neurological injury due to brain damage from loss of oxygen. 

Predicting neurological outcome, or even the chances of survival, within 72 hours remains highly challenging. This might lead to inefficient misallocation of resources in emergency care units. At the same time, relatives are left uncertain of the outcome for a long time, which causes stress and psychological impact. 

The aim of this project was to create a machine learning model for outcome prediction within 24 hours after cardiac arrest. Two different machine learning models were tested based on their ability to analyze complex data and predict an outcome; Random Forest and Logistic regression. They were trained on a database of 191 patients with cardiac arrest, where approximately 50\% survived. The database included variables such as age, if CPR was performed, pH and electroencephalography measurements (EEG). The models were developed and analyzed according to accuracy, precision, recall and F1-score. This resulted in a prediction model of two steps; the first model is based on Random Forest and predicts the chances of survival, while the second model is based on Logistic regression and predicts the level of neurological complications. The models identified EEG and pH as some of the most important variables to predict the outcomes.}},
  author       = {{Glitterstam, Lydia and Liljeholm, Caroline}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Maskininlärningsmodell för prognosbedömning efter hjärtstopp}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}