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docs(lods): note BUN mg/dL cutoffs beside renal CASE
Document Le Gall 17/28/56 mg/dL thresholds next to the renal score so mmol/L-style arms (e.g. 7.50) are not reintroduced. Mirror in postgres.
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‎mimic-iii/concepts/severityscores/lods.sql‎

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end as cardiovascular
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-- renal
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-- BUN cutoffs are mg/dL (Le Gall et al., JAMA 1996): 0 if <17, 1 if 17-27,
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-- 3 if 28-55, 5 if >=56. Do not add mmol/L-style thresholds (e.g. 7.50).
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, case
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when bun_max is null
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or urineoutput is null

‎mimic-iii/concepts_postgres/severityscores/lods.sql‎

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WHEN sysbp_min < 90
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THEN 1
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ELSE 0
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END AS cardiovascular, /* renal */
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END AS cardiovascular, /* renal */ /* BUN cutoffs are mg/dL (Le Gall et al., JAMA 1996): 0 if <17, 1 if 17-27, */ /* 3 if 28-55, 5 if >=56. Do not add mmol/L-style thresholds (e.g. 7.50). */
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CASE
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WHEN bun_max IS NULL OR urineoutput IS NULL OR creatinine_max IS NULL
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THEN NULL

‎mimic-iv/concepts/score/lods.sql‎

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END AS cardiovascular
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-- renal
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-- BUN cutoffs are mg/dL (Le Gall et al., JAMA 1996): 0 if <17, 1 if 17-27,
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-- 3 if 28-55, 5 if >=56. Do not add mmol/L-style thresholds (e.g. 7.50).
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, CASE
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WHEN bun_max IS NULL
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OR urineoutput IS NULL

‎mimic-iv/concepts_postgres/score/lods.sql‎

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WHEN sbp_min < 90
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THEN 1
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ELSE 0
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END AS cardiovascular, /* renal */
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END AS cardiovascular, /* renal */ /* BUN cutoffs are mg/dL (Le Gall et al., JAMA 1996): 0 if <17, 1 if 17-27, */ /* 3 if 28-55, 5 if >=56. Do not add mmol/L-style thresholds (e.g. 7.50). */
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CASE
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WHEN bun_max IS NULL OR urineoutput IS NULL OR creatinine_max IS NULL
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THEN NULL

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