OBJECTIVE: Comparison of readmission rates requires adjustment for case-mix (ie, differences in patient populations), but previously only claims data were available for this purpose.
It also requires adjustment for these variables when investigating the association between MAG and mortality, as it did not emerge as an independent predictor in our cohort.
Specifically, this finding reminds the clinician that a 'one size fits all' approach to drug dosing in critical illness, is flawed and requires adjustment for a number of variables, least of which is diagnostic category.
Under model 1, which requires adjustment for fish consumption and other sources of Hg, children with AU/ASD had neither higher nor lower blood Hg concentrations than those from the TD group (β = 0.04, p = 0.75).
A valid comparison of outcomes between hospitals or healthcare providers (benchmarking) requires adjustment for severity of the health condition of patients and the performed interventions, often referred to as case-mix differences.
G-estimation also requires adjustment for a variable that represents each individual's maximum observable survival time (equal to the length of time from cohort entry to the end of 1994 or to the worker's 95th birthday, whichever occurs sooner; this quantity is known at cohort entry).
