PedMap: a pediatric diseases map generated from clinical big data from Hangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT: Epidemiological knowledge of pediatric diseases may improve professionals' understanding of the pathophysiology of and risk factors for diseases and is also crucial for decision making related to workforce and resource planning in pediatric departments. In this study, a pediatric disease epidemiology knowledgebase called PedMap (http://pedmap.nbscn.org) was constructed from the clinical data from 5 447 202 outpatient visits of 2 189 868 unique patients at a children's hospital (Hangzhou, China) from 2013 to 2016. The top 100 most-reported pediatric diseases were identified and visualized. These common pediatric diseases were clustered into 4 age groups and 4 seasons. The prevalence, age distribution and co-occurrence diseases for each disease were also visualized. Furthermore, an online pr

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883068 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature