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Comparing Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidity indices with different weightings to predict in-hospital mortality: an analysis of national inpatient data

2020-12-17

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background: </bold>Understanding<bold> </bold>how comorbidity measures contribute to patient mortality is essential both to describe patient health status and to adjust for risks and potential confounding. The Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidity indices are well-established for risk adjustment and mortality prediction. Still, a different set of comorbidity weights might improve th...

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3e949895-192b-5d0a-8ef8-d6de20d81ed0
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-39719/v4
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