Erschienen in:
01.10.2010 | Letter
Delirium and mortality risk prediction: a story in evolution
verfasst von:
Eduard E Vasilevskis, Jin H Han, Ayumi Shintani, Timothy D Girard, E Wesley Ely
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Ausgabe 5/2010
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Excerpt
We read with interest the article by van den Boogaard and colleagues, which proposed that delirium measured within 24 hours of admission did not improve the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II in-hospital mortality prediction [
1]. Their data should be interpreted after considering the study design and statistical limitations. …