Impact of exclusion criteria on case mix, outcome, and length of stay for the severity of disease scoring methods in common use in critical care

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-74

  Wunsch, Hannah ^a   Brady, Anthony R ^a   Rowan, Kathy ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APACHE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3242690481     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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