worst_is: Worst Inotrope Score.

In jcasse/icueval: Analysis for icu data

Description

worst_is returns the worst (highest) inotrope score, averaged per hour, for each encounter selected.

Usage

worst_is(enc_info_df, drugs_df)

Arguments

enc_info_df	data frame: provides the encounters of interest chr: patient_id_encounter POSIXct: Episode.Start.Timestamp
drugs_df	data frame: provides events chr: patient_id_encounter chr: Variable.Name num: Rate.Value POSIXct: Time.of.Administration

Details

As per Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, Worst Inotrope Score (IS) = highest IS IS = dopamine + dobutamine + (epinephrine + norepinephrine) * 100 + milrinone * 10. The worst inotrope score is selected from among the hourly-averaged scores for each encounter. Encounters with no inotrope score are given 0 as their inotrope score, as per Nelson Sanchez-Pinto.

Value

data_frame:

• chr: patient_id_encounter

• num: worst_is

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