Evaluation of standard and modified severity of illness scores in the obstetric patient

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 535.e1-535.e7

  Lapinsky, Stephen E ^a   Hallett, David ^a   Collop, Nancy ^b   Drover, John ^c   Lavercombe, Peter ^d   Leeman, Marc ^e   Moola, Shiraz ^f   Paruk, Fathima ^g   Bernstein, Michael ^a   Moodley, Jack ^h  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST ANDREW S WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f Kootenay Lake Hospital   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

APACHE; Critical illness; Intensive care units; Pregnancy; Severity of illness

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PUERPERIUM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPS II; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 80053461158     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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