Title
Using information theory to identify redundancy in common laboratory tests in the intensive care unit
Abstract
Clinical workflow is infused with large quantities of data, particularly in areas with enhanced monitoring such as the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Information theory can quantify the expected amounts of total and redundant information contained in a given clinical data type, and as such has the potential to inform clinicians on how to manage the vast volumes of data they are required to analyze in their daily practice. The objective of this proof-of-concept study was to quantify the amounts of redundant information associated with common ICU lab tests.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1186/s12911-015-0187-x
BMC Med. Inf. & Decision Making
Keywords
Field
DocType
Intensive Care Unit, Mutual Information, Blood Urea Nitrogen, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Redundant Information
Information theory,Data mining,Intensive care unit,Unnecessary Procedure,Computer science,Knowledge management,Data type,Redundancy (engineering),Mutual information,Health informatics,Workflow
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
1
1472-6947
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.62
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joon Lee1295.54
David M Maslove2141.86