Can we predict prognosis using mortality probability model IIo?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1115-1119

  Arabi, Yaseen ^a   Goraj, Radoslow ^a   Al Shimemeri, Abdullah ^a   Al Malik, Salim ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Futility; Intensive care; Mortality; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0036757329     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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