title: Neural networks for predicting technological use in neonatal care.
abstract: Health care providers are increasingly concerned about the rising costs of the Neonate Intensive Care Units (NICU) and therefore a model that accurately predicts the technological use can be potentially beneficial for health care planning. This paper concerns the assessment of neural networks for predicting the use of GASOMETRY in a Brazilian NICU. Our results show that neural networks may not be superior to multiple linear regression models when no clear non-linear relationship exists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Sao Joao Del Rei, Sao Joao Del Rei, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Scalon