Comparing Charlson and Elixhauser comorbidity indices with different weightings to predict in-hospital mortality: an analysis of national inpatient data
Understanding 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 comorbi...
Source: BMC Health Services Research - Category: General Medicine Authors: Narayan Sharma, Ren é Schwendimann, Olga Endrich, Dietmar Ausserhofer and Michael Simon Tags: Research article Source Type: research