Why the study?
Does daily assessment of severity of illness improve mortality prediction compared to assessment at admission only in critically ill patients?
Does daily assessment of severity of illness improve mortality prediction compared to assessment at admission only in critically ill patients?
Daily updating of severity scores provides the most accurate prognosis for ICU patients, rendering admission scores less relevant for ongoing mortality prediction.
Daily mortality probability may best inform ICU prognosis over admission scores; hypothesis-generating for dynamic models, should not yet change practice.
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