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A Comparison of Administrative and Physiologic Predictive Models in Determining Risk Adjusted Mortality Rates in Critically Ill Patients

BACKGROUND: Hospitals are increasingly compared based on clinical outcomes adjusted for severity of illness. Multiple methods exist to adjust for differences between patients. The challenge for consumers of this information, both the public and healthcare providers, is interpreting differences in ri...

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Autores principales: Enfield, Kyle B., Schafer, Katherine, Zlupko, Mike, Herasevich, Vitaly, Novicoff, Wendy M., Gajic, Ognjen, Hoke, Tracey R., Truwit, Jonathon D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3286481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22384205
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032286