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ArticlePatterns (New York, N.Y.)2020

A Learning-Based Model to Evaluate Hospitalization Priority in COVID-19 Pandemics.

Yichao Zheng, Yinheng Zhu, Mengqi Ji, Rongpin Wang, Xinfeng Liu, Mudan Zhang, Jun Liu, Xiaochun Zhang, Choo Hui Qin, Lu Fang and 1 more

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Article in Patterns (New York, N.Y.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yichao ZhengTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Yinheng ZhuTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Mengqi JiDepartment of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Rongpin WangDepartment of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Xinfeng LiuDepartment of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Mudan ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China.
Jun LiuDepartment of Radiology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Xiaochun ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 43000, China.
Choo Hui QinTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Lu FangTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Shaohua MaTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute · CNGuizhou Provincial People's Hospital · CNCentral South University · CNTsinghua University · CNWuhan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is placing an increasing burden on healthcare systems. Although the majority of infected patients experience non-severe symptoms and can be managed at home, some individuals develop severe symptoms and require hospital admission. Therefore, it is critical to efficiently assess the severity of COVID-19 and identify hospitalization priority with precision. In this respect, a four-variable assessment model, including lymphocyte, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein, and neutrophil, is established and validated using the XGBoost algorithm. This model is found to be effective in identifying severe COVID-19 cases on admission, with a sensitivity of 84.6%, a specificity of 84.6%, and an accuracy of 100% to predict the disease progression toward rapid deterioration. It also suggests that a computation-derived formula of clinical measures is practically applicable for healthcare administrators to distribute hospitalization resources to the most needed in epidemics and pandemics.

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COVID-19hospitalization prioritylearning-based model

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PMID32838344
PMCPMC7396968
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