Effect of training and strict guidelines on the reliability of risk adjustment systems in paediatric intensive care

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1229-1234

  Van Keulen, Jolanda G ^a   Gemke, Reinoud J B J ^a   Polderman, Kees H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interobserver variability; Intraclass correlation; PIM; PRISM; Risk adjustment systems; Scoring systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAINING;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GUIDELINES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDIES; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 25144438087     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2716-z     Document Type: Article

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