To investigate the construct validity of morbidity severity scales based on routine consultation data by studying their associations with sociodemographic factors and physical health.
Two studies reported that higher morbidity severity was associated with poorer physical health [ 34, 42].
Secondary outcomes include death, near-term "BPD" status, the PROP Physical Exam Score and a Respiratory Morbidity Severity Score at one year, summarizing severity across the morbidity domains.
Different quantitative approaches are frequently used in medical practice to estimate the risk of mortality and morbidity (severity-of-illness) of critical patients [ 1- 4].
Details of this cohort including demographic factors, co-morbidities, severity of acute illness, and the length of ICU and hospital stay are described in Table 2.
Age, gender, co-morbidities, severity of acute illness, and the intensity and duration of intensive care therapy can be used to estimate long-term survival of critically ill patients.
In summary, Age, gender, co-morbidities, severity of acute illness, and the intensity and duration of intensive care therapy can be used to estimate long-term survival of critically ill patients.
The current prognostic model has confirmed that age, gender, co-morbidities, severity of acute illness, and duration of intensive care therapy or organ failure are important predictors of 6 months to 5 years survival of hospitalized or critically ill patients [13], [14], [19], [22], [23].
The MATE yields 20 sum scores, which again can be summarized into four dichotomized so called dimension scores: Addiction severity, severity of psychiatric co-morbidity, severity of social disintegration, and history of treatment for a substance-use disorder.
Odds ratios (OR) for 30 day mortality were calculated by univariate and multivariate logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, co-morbidity, severity of sepsis, presence of a resistant organism, resistance to initial therapy and place of residence.
However, in comparison with clinical data (usually retrieved from individual patient chart review) these data may lack detail on co-morbidities, severity scores, and timing of diagnoses [ 5- 7].
