What diagnoses may make patients more seriously ill than they first appear? Mortality according to the Simple Clinical Score Risk Class at the time of admission compared to the observed mortality of different ICD9 codes identified on death or discharge.

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Kellett, John
Deane, Breda
Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Nenagh Hospital, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. jgkellett@eircom.net
Issue Date
2009-01
MeSH
Acute Disease
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization
Humans
International Classification of Diseases
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index

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What diagnoses may make patients more seriously ill than they first appear? Mortality according to the Simple Clinical Score Risk Class at the time of admission compared to the observed mortality of different ICD9 codes identified on death or discharge. 2009, 20 (1):89-93 Eur. J. Intern. Med.
Journal
European journal of internal medicine
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/205013
DOI
10.1016/j.ejim.2008.04.012
PubMed ID
19237100
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0953620508001477
Abstract
The Simple Clinical Score (SCS) determined at the time of admission identifies patients at very low risk of death regardless of what diagnoses are subsequently made during their hospitalisation. Nevertheless, patients with a very low risk of death according to their SCS risk class may still have a life-threatening condition that requires treatment in hospital. For higher risk patients only 14 ICD9 code groupings were associated with an observed mortality greater than that of others in the same SCS risk group.
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Article
Language
en
ISSN
1879-0828
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