Table 3 Cost structure of clinical features.

From: Budget constrained machine learning for early prediction of adverse outcomes for COVID-19 patients

Group

Cost

DCM (Demographic and comorbidities: Age, Sex, Gender, Race, Respiratory Rate, BMI, Temperature, Systolic/Diastolic Blood Pressure, Pulse Oximetry, FIO2, O2 Sat, SPO2, Asthma, Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension)

0

BMP (Basic Metabolic Profile: Sodium, Chloride, Glucose, GFR MDRD Non Af Amer, Creatinine, BUN, Calcium, Potassium, Bld)

1

CBC (Complete Blood Count: Hemoglobin, Lymphocyte, MCH, Hematocrit, White Blood Cells, Platelets, MCHC, MCV, MPV)

1

D-dimer

2

LDH

2

Sed rate

2

CRP

2

BNP

3

Troponin

3

Procalcitonin

3

Ferritin

3

  1. Pre-defined cost structure for each group of features (may be modified based on the healthcare facility) based on a relative cost score where 0 indicates clinical features that are least expensive and 3 indicates clinical features that are most expensive.
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