Predicting death from initial disease severity in very low birthweight infants: a method for comparing the performance of neonatal units.
BMJ · 1990 · 87 citations · 20 references
Crude comparisons of hospital mortality can be highly misleading. Reliable assessment of neonatal outcome is impossible without correcting for major risk factors, particularly initial disease severity. International agreement on a minimum core dataset of clinical and physiological information could improve neonatal audit and help to identify effective treatments and policies.
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