Mortality probability model III and simplified acute physiology score II: Assessing their value in predicting length of stay and comparison to APACHE IV

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-101

  Vasilevskis, Eduard E ^a,d,e,f   Kuzniewicz, Michael W ^a   Cason, Brian A ^a,c   Lane, Rondall K ^a   Dean, Mitzi L ^a   Clay, Ted ^a   Rennie, Deborah J ^a   Vittinghoff, Eric ^b   Dudley, R Adams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY AND CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUATION IV; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY PROBABILITY MODEL III; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMPLE ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE;

EID: 67650835161     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-2591     Document Type: Article

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