Measurement properties of comorbidity indices in maternal health research: a systematic review

• Egile Nagusiak: Kazuyoshi Aoyama (Egilea), Rohan D'Souza (Egilea), Eiichi Inada (Egilea), Stephen E. Lapinsky (Egilea), Robert A. Fowler (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Abstract Background Maternal critical illness occurs in 1.2 to 4.7 of every 1000 live births in the United States and approximately 1 in 100 women who become critically ill will die. Patient characteristics and comorbid conditions are commonly summarized as an index or score for the purpose of predi...