Using administrative data to develop a nomogram for individualising risk of unplanned admission to intensive care

Resuscitation

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-248

  Tam, Victor ^a   Frost, Steven A ^a,b   Hillman, Ken M ^a,c   Salamonson, Yenna ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Nomogram; Outcome prediction; Unplanned ICU admissions

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NOMOGRAM; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMOGRAMS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049120167     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.06.023     Document Type: Article

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