Does adding risk-trends to survival models improve in-hospital mortality predictions? A cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinicians informally assess changes in patients' status over time to prognosticate their outcomes. The incorporation of trends in patient status into regression models could improve their ability to predict outcomes. In this st...

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Main Authors: Forster Alan J, Taljaard Monica, Wong Jenna, van Walraven Carl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/171