Using a Hierarchical Model to Estimate Risk-Adjusted Mortality for Hospitals Not Included in the Reference Sample

OBJECTIVE: To provide a method for any hospital to evaluate patient mortality using a hierarchical risk-adjustment equation derived from a reference sample. DATA SOURCE: American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB). STUDY DESIGN: Hierarchical logistic regression models predicting mo...

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Main Authors: Clark, David E, Hannan, Edward L, Raudenbush, Stephen W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2010
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Research and Methods Briefs
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2838162/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20070388
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01074.x
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