Journal of Critical Care
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 142-150 , June 2006

Adjustment of intensive care unit outcomes for severity of illness and comorbidity scores

  • Monica Norena, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6
    • ,
  • Hubert Wong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6
    • ,
  • Willie D. Thompson, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6
    • ,
  • Sean P. Keenan, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6
    • Program in Critical Care Medicine, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6
    • ,
  • Peter M. Dodek, MD, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6
    • Program in Critical Care Medicine, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6Z 1Y6.

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☆ This study was supported by the BC Health Research Foundation, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and the Keenan Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PII: S0883-9441(05)00220-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2005.11.011

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 142-150 , June 2006

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