Description

Asadollahi et al identified risk factors associated with hospital mortality in a patient who was admitted acutely. The authors are from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.


Parameters:

(1) plasma glucose

(2) serum sodium

(3) white blood cell count

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

plasma glucose

<= 11 mmol/L

0

 

> 11 mmol/L

1

serum sodium

>= 125 mmol/L

0

 

< 125 mmol/L

1

white blood cell count

<= 10 * 10^9/L

0

 

> 10 * 10^9/L

1

 

number of risk factors =

= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum number of risk factors: 0

• maximum number of risk factors: 3

 

Pattern of the Factors

Mortality Rate

glucose + WBC + sodium

4.0%

WBC + sodium

3.9%

glucose + sodium

3.0%

glucose + WBC

2.7%

sodium

2.3%

WBC

2.0%

glucose

1.6%

none

around 1.0%

 

where:

• The mortality rate when all 3 parameters are normal was not stated. The mortality rates in Figures 1, 2 and 3 are about 1% for when each parameter is normal.


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