Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4292595 | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2010 | 37 Pages |
Abstract
Although PSI 11 predicts true postoperative respiratory failure with relatively high frequency, the indicator does not limit detection to preventable cases. The PPV of PSI 11 might be increased by excluding cases with a principal diagnosis suggestive of a nonelective hospitalization and those with head or neck procedures. Removing the diagnosis code criterion from the indicator might also increase PPV, but would decrease the number of true positive cases detected by 20%.
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Authors
Garth H. MD, MSC, FACS, Joanne RN, MBA, Pradeep MBA, Michael R. MD, Patricia A. PhD, RN, Ruth RN, Saskia E. MD, Patrick S. MD, MPH,