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Q3: An ICU Acuity Score for Exploring the Effects of Changing Acuity Throughout the Stay

2022-03-07 intensive care and critical care medicine Title + abstract only
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IntroWe develop a straightforward ICU acuity score (Q3) that is calculated every 3 hours throughout the first 10 days of the ICU stay. Q3 uses components of the Oxford Acute Severity of Illness Score (OASIS) and incorporates a new component score for vasopressor use. In well-behaved models of ICU mortality, the marginal effects of Q3 are significant across the first 10 days of the ICU stay. In separate models, Q3 has significant effects on ICU remaining length of stay. The score has implications...

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