Using scores to identify patients at risk of short term mortality at arrival to the acute medical unit: A validation study of six existing scores

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue , 2017, Pages 32-36

  Brabrand, Mikkel ^a,b,c   Hallas, Peter ^d   Hansen, Søren Nygaard ^e   Jensen, Kristian Møller ^e   Madsen, Janni Lynggård Bo ^c,e   Posth, Stefan ^c,f  

^a Hospital of South West Jutland ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ZEALAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY; VITAL SIGN; DENMARK; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 85030482531     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.09.042     Document Type: Article

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