For all adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), the percentage of patients whose hospital outcome is death; both observed and risk-adjusted mortality rates are reported with predicted rates based on the Intensive Care Outcomes Model - Mortality (ICOMmort).
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Numerator
Total number of eligible patients whose hospital outcome is death. The measure is risk-adjusted, please see S.18.
Denominator
Total number of eligible patients who are discharged (including deaths and transfers out to other hospitals).
Exclusions
<18 years of age at time of ICU admission, ICU readmission, <4 hours in ICU, primary admission due to trauma, burns, or immediately post-CABG, admitted to exclude myocardial infarction (MI) and subsequently found without MI or any other acute process requiring ICU care, transfers from another acute care hospital.
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