[Precautions and limitations when using intrahospital mortality as indicator of quality of care].
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2004
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 697–700
- Identifiers
- PMID: 15631169
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
The use of inhospital mortality as an quality indicator, need to be done with cautions, in particular adjustment for the case-mix, exclusion of patients in palliative care and analysis of disease specific rates.