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基于机器学习的产时发热预测:一项整合炎症和产科标志物的大型回顾性队列研究

 

Authors Jiang H, Li N

Received 18 July 2025

Accepted for publication 29 October 2025

Published 12 November 2025 Volume 2025:18 Pages 6949—6960

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S550437

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 2

Editor who approved publication: Dr Gauri Agarwal

Hong Jiang, Na Li

Department of Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Na Li, Department of Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, No. 745 Wuluo Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, People’s Republic of China, Email 13296609466@163.com

Objective: To develop and validate a machine learning-driven predictive model for intrapartum fever in parturients receiving neuraxial labor analgesia, integrating comprehensive clinical and hematological markers.
Methods: Among 15,760 parturients (2022– 2024), 11,032 (70%) were allocated to the training cohort (834 [7.6%] febrile cases) and 4728 (30%) to the testing cohort (364 [7.7%] febrile cases). A three-stage variable screening process was applied, including Pearson correlation analysis (|r| > 0.15), LASSO regression with 10-fold cross-validation, and SHAP value analysis (top 75% importance). Seven machine learning algorithms, namely Logistic Regression (LR), Decision Tree (DT), Random Forest (RF), eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), and Elastic Net (ENET), were evaluated via accuracy, ROC AUC, and cost-benefit analysis.
Results: Key predictors were neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR, SHAP=0.27), white blood cell count (WBC, SHAP=0.22), and primiparity (SHAP=0.18), with fever cases showing elevated NLR (7.71 vs 4.60, P< 0.001) and vaginal exams (3.24 vs 2.29, P< 0.001). Notably, the Random Forest (RF) model achieved a high test AUC of 0.94 but a reduced specificity of 0.57, which may increase false-positive risks (eg, unnecessary antimicrobial use). In contrast, Logistic Regression (LR) and Elastic Net (ENET) showed consistent generalizability (test AUC=0.87) with better specificity (0.69), making them more suitable for broad clinical application. Cost-benefit analysis identified a 3:2 ratio as optimal, with RF maintaining sensitivity across extreme thresholds.
Conclusion: This study establishes a robust model integrating inflammatory and obstetric parameters, with RF as the top performer for risk stratification. The framework enables targeted intervention, addressing a critical gap in intrapartum fever management. Future directions include prospective validation and real-time biomarker integration.

Keywords: intrapartum fever, neuraxial analgesia, machine learning, predictive model, inflammatory markers