The impact of delirium on the prediction of in-hospital mortality in intensive care patients
Introduction: predictive models, such as acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE-II), are widely used in intensive care units (ICUs) to estimate mortality. Although the presence of delirium is associated with a higher mortality in ICU patients, delirium is not part of the APACHE-II...
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| Language: | English |
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2010-08-03.
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