Risk adjusted mortality rates : Do they differ if bases on administrative data (hospital standardised mortality ratio) versus a physiological predictive model (APACHE IV ®)?
Background: The measurement of, and reporting on clinical outcomes, is an integral part of clinical governance but no consensus has been reached about which measures to use and the validity thereof. Objective: To compare an administrative predictive model (Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio [HSMR...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15478 |