Background: Acquired neonatal intestinal diseases have an array of overlapping presentations and are often labeled under the dichotomous classification of necrotizing enterocolitis (which is poorly defined) or spontaneous intestinal perforation, hindering more precise diagnosis and research. The objective of this study was to take a fresh look at neonatal intestinal disease classification using unsupervised machine learning.
Methods: Patients admitted to the University of Florida Shands Neonatal Intensive Care Unit January 2013-September 2019 diagnosed with an intestinal injury, or had imaging findings of portal venous gas, pneumatosis, abdominal free air, or had an abdominal drain placed or exploratory laparotomy during admission were included. Congenital gastroschisis, omphalocele, intestinal atresia, malrotation were excluded. Data was collected via retrospective chart review with subsequent hierarchal, unsupervised clustering analysis.
Results: Five clusters of intestinal injury were identified: Cluster 1 deemed the "Low Mortality" cluster, Cluster 2 deemed the "Mature with Inflammation" cluster, Cluster 3 deemed the "Immature with High Mortality" cluster, Cluster 4 deemed the "Late Injury at Full Feeds" cluster, and Cluster 5 deemed the "Late Injury with High Rate of Intestinal Necrosis" cluster.
Conclusion: Unsupervised machine learning can be used to cluster acquired neonatal intestinal injuries. Future study with larger multicenter datasets is needed to further refine and classify types of intestinal diseases.
Impact: Unsupervised machine learning can be used to cluster types of acquired neonatal intestinal injury. Five major clusters of acquired neonatal intestinal injury are described, each with unique features. The clusters herein described deserve future, multicenter study to determine more specific early biomarkers and tailored therapeutic interventions to improve outcomes of often devastating neonatal acquired intestinal injuries.
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