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Severity of Illness Index  

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  • TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES is also available but do not confuse with TRIAGE, emergency selection of patients by priority of need

Scope note

  • Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.

History note

  • 89(86); was see under DIAGNOSTIC RELATED GROUPS 1986-88; was SEVERITY OF ILLNESS CLASSIFICATION see CASE MIX 1984-85

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