Effect of changes over time in the performance of a customized SAPS-II model on the quality of care assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of our study was to explore, using an innovative method, the effect of temporal changes in the mortality prediction performance of an existing model on the quality of care assessment. The prognostic model (rSAPS-II) was a recalibrated Simplified Acute Physiology Score-II model developed for very elderly Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients.

Methods

The study population comprised all 12,143 consecutive patients aged 80 years and older admitted between January 2004 and July 2009 to one of the ICUs of 21 Dutch hospitals. The prospective dataset was split into 30 equally sized consecutive subsets. Per subset, we measured the model's discrimination [area under the curve (AUC)], accuracy (Brier score), and standardized mortality ratio (SMR), both without and after re

SUBMITTER: Minne L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3233667 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature