A hospital algorithm designed to predict a deadly condition misses most cases
It also has lots of false alarms.
External Validation of a Widely Implemented Proprietary Sepsis Prediction Model in Hospitalized Patients | Critical Care Medicine | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network
This cohort study externally validates the Epic Sepsis Model in the prediction of sepsis and evaluates its potential clinical impact compared with usual care.
In Venezuela, Covid-19 Data Is a State Secret, but Citizens See Many Deaths
The once oil-rich country lacks vaccines and performs few tests as Covid-19 rages, with some people choosing to die at home to avoid hospitals short of electricity and oxygen.
Just How Big Could India’s True Covid Toll Be?
The country’s official figures grossly understate the pandemic’s true effects. Our estimates, informed by more than a dozen experts’ research, range from very bad to catastrophic.