Unsupervised machine learning clustering approach for hospitalized COVID-19 pneumonia patients.

Journal: BMC pulmonary medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Identification of distinct clinical phenotypes of diseases can guide personalized treatment. This study aimed to classify hospitalized COVID-19 pneumonia subgroups using an unsupervised machine learning approach.

Authors

  • Nuttinan Nalinthasnai
    Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
  • Ratchainant Thammasudjarit
    Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; and.
  • Tanapat Tassaneyasin
    Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
  • Dararat Eksombatchai
    Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
  • Somnuek Sungkanuparph
    Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Thailand.
  • Viboon Boonsarngsuk
    Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
  • Yuda Sutherasan
    Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
  • Detajin Junhasavasdikul
    Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
  • Pongdhep Theerawit
    Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Tananchai Petnak
    Division of Pulmonary and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand. tananchai.pet@gmail.com.