Severity of Illness Index
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be related to disease factors, or to socio-demographic factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems ... Read more...

Children at risk for developmental coordination disorder: judgement of changes in action capabilities.

17 Nov 2009 In three separate manipulations, a group of children at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD; five males, seven females; mean age 11y 6mo [SD 6.8mo] who were at or below the 15th centile on the Movement ABC) and a group of typically ... Read more...

Relationship of cell-free hemoglobin to impaired endothelial nitric oxide bioavailability and perfusion in severe falciparum malaria.

13 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Hemolysis causes anemia in falciparum malaria, but its contribution to microvascular pathology in severe malaria (SM) is not well characterized. In other hemolytic diseases, release of cell-free hemoglobin causes nitric oxide (NO) ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Severity of Illness Index'

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• Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures. 13 Dec 2009
• Children at risk for developmental coordination disorder: judgement of changes in action capabilities. 17 Nov 2009
• Rapid and persistent regression of severe new vessels on the disc in proliferative diabetic retinopathy after a single intravitreal injection of pegaptanib. 16 Nov 2009
• Relationship of cell-free hemoglobin to impaired endothelial nitric oxide bioavailability and perfusion in severe falciparum malaria. 13 Nov 2009
• Perioperative safety and bariatric surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Somatosensory evoked potentials during mild hypothermia after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Nov 2009
• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• Surgical lung resection for severe hemoptysis. 30 Oct 2009
• DMPS can reverse the features of severe mercury vapor-induced neurological damage. 30 Oct 2009
• Are calcium oxalate crystals involved in the mechanism of acute renal failure in ethylene glycol poisoning? 30 Oct 2009
• Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study. 30 Oct 2009
• The Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial completes randomization: lessons learned and anticipated results. 30 Oct 2009
• Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalized patients with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection--California, April-May, 2009. 30 Oct 2009
• Adequacy of vitamin D replacement in severe deficiency is dependent on body mass index. 30 Oct 2009
• Diagnostic and prognostic value of uric acid in patients with acute dyspnea. 30 Oct 2009
• Prevalence and severity of undiagnosed urinary incontinence in women. 30 Oct 2009
• Catastrophic complication of chiropractic manipulation: a report of quadriparesis. 30 Oct 2009
• Mild hypothermia has no long-term impact on postischemic neurogenesis in rats. 30 Oct 2009
• A randomized controlled trial of pentazocine versus ondansetron for the treatment of intrathecal morphine-induced pruritus in patients undergoing cesarean delivery. 30 Oct 2009
• Transesophageal echocardiography is useful for an intraoperative diagnosis of pulmonary artery catheter entrapment. 30 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Severity of Illness Index'

Definition: Levels of severity of illness within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria.

Descriptor UI: D012720

Alternative terms: Severity of Illness Index; Illness Index Severities; Illness Index Severity; Index Severities, Illness; Index Severity, Illness;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.250.475.547;

Online Note: search DIAGNOSTIC RELATED GROUPS 1984-85

History Note: 89(86); was see under DIAGNOSTIC RELATED GROUPS 1986-88; was SEVERITY OF ILLNESS CLASSIFICATION see CASE MIX 1984-85

Technical Notes: no qualif; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES is also available but do not confuse with TRIAGE, emerg selection of patients by priority of need