Bayesian approach to predict hospital mortality of intensive care readmissions during the same hospitalisation

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-45

  Ho, K M ^a   Knuiman, M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critically ill; Likelihood ratio; Post test probability; Pre test probability; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 38949137347     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600107     Document Type: Article

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