A data-driven algorithm integrating clinical and laboratory features for the diagnosis and prognosis of necrotizing enterocolitis.

A data-driven algorithm integrating clinical and laboratory features for the diagnosis and prognosis of necrotizing enterocolitis.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a major source of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Since there is no specific diagnostic test or risk of progression model available for NEC, the diagnosis and outcome prediction of NEC is made on clinical grounds. The objective in this study was to develop and va...

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Main Authors: Jun Ji, Xuefeng B Ling, Yingzhen Zhao, Zhongkai Hu, Xiaolin Zheng, Zhening Xu, Qiaojun Wen, Zachary J Kastenberg, Ping Li, Fizan Abdullah, Mary L Brandt, Richard A Ehrenkranz, Mary Catherine Harris, Timothy C Lee, B Joyce Simpson, Corinna Bowers, R Lawrence Moss, Karl G Sylvester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3938509?pdf=render

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