The authors reply

Anssi Pölkki^{1

2}, André Moser³, Rahul Raj⁴, Jukka Takala⁵, Stepani Bendel¹, Stephan M Jakob⁵, Matti Reinikainen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
² Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
³ CTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
⁵ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Comment

Anssi Pölkki et al. Crit Care Med. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 1;52(4):e217-e218.

doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006205. Epub 2024 Mar 14.

Anssi Pölkki^{1

2}, André Moser³, Rahul Raj⁴, Jukka Takala⁵, Stepani Bendel¹, Stephan M Jakob⁵, Matti Reinikainen^{1

2}

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
² Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
³ CTU Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
⁵ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

Case-Mix and the Limitations of Standardized Mortality Ratios for ICU Performance and Benchmarking.
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