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Table 2 Dataset feature description. Meanings, measurement units, and intervals of each feature of the dataset

From: Data analytics and clinical feature ranking of medical records of patients with sepsis

feature: explanation

measurement unit

range

age: age of the patient

years

[20,..., 86]

anatomical site of infection: body location

category

[1, 2, 3,..., 16]

atrial fibrillation: presence

boolean

[1, 2]

bilirubin: level in blood

mg/dL

[0.10,..., 22.50]

cancer: presence

boolean

[1, 2]

chronic kidney disease (CKD) with dialysis: presence

boolean

[1, 2]

chronic kidney disease (CKD) without dialysis: presence

boolean

[1, 2]

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): presence

boolean

[1, 2]

congestive heart failure (CHF): presence

boolean

[1, 2]

coronary artery disease (CAD): presence

boolean

[1, 2]

creatinine: level in blood

mg/dL

[0.15,..., 15.10]

diabetes mellitus: presence

boolean

[1, 2]

extent of infection: type of infection

category

[1, 2, 3]

Glasgow coma scale: neurological scale to measure coma

category

[2, 3,..., 15]

hypertension (HTN): presence

boolean

[1, 2]

initial procalcitonin (PCT): level in blood

ng/mL

[0.05,..., 252.50]

mean arterial pressure: blood pressure during single cardiac cycle

mm Hg

[9, 44,..., 138]

mechanical vent: if the patient needs mechanical ventilation

boolean

[1, 2]

microorganism: kind of bacterial infection

category

[1, 2,..., 6]

platelets: level in blood

kilo/microL

[3.0,..., 726.0]

pulmonary embolism: presence

boolean

[1, 2]

respiration (PaO2): partial pressure of oxygen

mm Hg

[2, 21,..., 595]

respiration (FiO2): fraction of inspired oxygen

mm Hg

[21, 25,..., 262]

sex: woman or man

boolean

[1, 2]

urine output 24 hours: patient’s urine in the day

category (mL/24 hours)

[1, 2, 3]

[target] SOFA score: sequential organ failure assessment score

category

[0, 1, 2,..., 23]

[target] survival: survival or death

boolean

[0, 1]

[target] vasopressors septic shock: presence

boolean

[0, 1]