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Purpose Adequate comorbidity risk adjustment is central for reliable outcome prediction and provider performance evaluation. The two most commonly employed risk-adjustment methods in orthopaedic surgery were not originally validated in this patient population. We sought (1) to develop a single numeric comorbidity score for predicting inpatient mortality in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery by...
Objective To evaluate current practice of mechanical ventilation in the ICU and the characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving it. Design Pre-planned sub-study of a multicenter, multinational cohort study (SAPS 3). Patients 13,322 patients admitted to 299 intensive care units (ICUs) from 35 countries. Interventions None. Main measurements and results Patients were divided into three...
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