Performance of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index in Predicting Mortality Among a National US Sample of Hospitalized Homeless Adults
Tsai J, Kim Y. Performance of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index in Predicting Mortality Among a National US Sample of Hospitalized Homeless Adults. Medical Care 2024, 62: 543-548. PMID: 38838297, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexIn-hospital mortalityBehavioral health conditionsHealth care databasesNational Inpatient Sample (NISComorbidity indexAlcohol-related disordersPredictors of hospital readmissionPredicting mortalityPrediction of in-hospital mortalityClinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSRCare databasePredicting in-hospital mortalitySummary scoreRevision Clinical ModificationNational US sampleClinical ModificationInternational ClassificationSample of inpatientsDiagnostic codesHealth conditionsHomeless adultsHospital readmissionCase-mixAcute myocardial infarction