Why the study?
Does the SUPPORT prognostic model accurately predict 180-day survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults compared to physicians' estimates?
Population
8,329 seriously ill hospitalized adults at 5 tertiary care academic centers in the United States.
Comparison
SUPPORT prognostic model vs APACHE III prognostic scoring system and…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
180 days
Authors
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May aid survival prediction in seriously ill adults when combined with physician judgment; leaves open effects on decisions or outcomes.
Does the SUPPORT prognostic model accurately predict 180-day survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults compared to physicians' estimates?
The SUPPORT prognostic model provides objective 180-day survival estimates for seriously ill hospitalized adults that are as accurate as physicians' estimates, with the best predictions achieved by combining both.
William A. Knaus (1995) studied this question.
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