Introduction To systematically review studies evaluating the performance of Sequential
Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)-based models for predicting mortality in patients in the …

This paper is based on a panel discussion held at the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Europe
(AIME) conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in July 2007. It had been more than …

Background To study the prevalence of eighteen geriatric conditions in older patients at
admission, their reporting rate in discharge summaries and the impact of these conditions on …

Physiological mechanisms in human biology, the progress of disease in individual patients,
hospital work-flow management: these are just a few of the many complicated processes …

Background Inappropriate medication prescription is a common cause of preventable adverse
drug events among elderly persons in the primary care setting. Objective The aim of this …

OBJECTIVE: To identify all published studies evaluating computerized physician order entry
(CPOE) in the inpatient setting and uniformly classify these studies on outcome measure …

Background The Internet is viewed as an important source for health information and a medium
for patient empowerment. However, little is known about how seniors use the Internet in …

Background An early and proper diagnosis of acute on chronic liver failure ( ACLF ), together
with the identification of indicators associated with disease severity is critical for outcome …

This paper provides a systematic literature review of CPOE evaluation studies in the outpatient
setting on: safety; cost and efficiency; adherence to guideline; alerts; time; and satisfaction…

Introduction Advanced age is thought to be associated with increased mortality in critically ill
patients. This report reviews available data on factors that determine outcome, on the value …