Exceptional mortality prediction by risk scores from common laboratory tests
BD Horne, HT May, JB Muhlestein, BS Ronnow… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Some components of the complete blood count and basic metabolic profile
are commonly used risk predictors. Many of their components are not commonly used, but
they might contain independent risk information. This study tested the ability of a risk score
combining all components to predict all-cause mortality. METHODS: Patients with baseline
complete blood count and basic metabolic profile measurements were randomly assigned
(60%/40%) to independent training (N= 71,921) and test (N= 47,458) populations. A third …
are commonly used risk predictors. Many of their components are not commonly used, but
they might contain independent risk information. This study tested the ability of a risk score
combining all components to predict all-cause mortality. METHODS: Patients with baseline
complete blood count and basic metabolic profile measurements were randomly assigned
(60%/40%) to independent training (N= 71,921) and test (N= 47,458) populations. A third …