This dataset was used in Connors et al. (1996), JAMA: The effectiveness of RHC in the initial care of critically III patients. 276:889-897, The data and description are available from Harrell's Hmisc R package, using getHdata() function, obtaining information from https://hbiostat.org/data.
data("rhc")A data frame with 5735 observations on the following 62 variables.
cat1Primary disease category
cat2Secondary disease category
caCancer
sadmdteStudy admission date
dschdteHospital discharge date
dthdteDate of death
lstctdteDate of last contact
deathDeath at any time up to 180 Days
cardiohxIndicator for acute MI, peripheral vascular disease, severe cardiovascular symptoms (NYHA-Class III), very severe cardiovascular symptoms (NYHA-Class IV)
chfhxIndicator for congestive heart failure
dementhxIndicator for dementia, stroke or cerebral infarct, parkinson<U+2019>s disease
psychhxIndicator for psychiatric history, active psychosis or severe depression
chrpulhxIndicator for chronic pulmonary disease, severe pulmonary disease, very severe pulmonary disease
renalhxIndicator for chronic renal disease, chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
liverhxIndicator for cirrhosis, hepatic failure
gibledhxIndicator for upper GI bleeding
malighxIndicator for solid tumor, metastatic disease, chronic leukemia/myeloma, acute leukemia, lymphoma
immunhxIndicator for immunosupperssion, organ transplant, HIV positivity, diabetes mellitus without end organ damage, diabetes mellitus with end organ damage, connective tissue disease
transhxIndicator for transfer (> 24 Hours) from another hospital
amihxIndicator for definite myocardial infarction
ageAge
sexSex
eduYears of education
surv2md1Support model estimate of the prob. of surviving 2 months at day 1
das2d3pcDASI (Duke Activity Status Index)
t3d30mindthdte - sadmdte, 30
dth30Death within 30 days of admission
aps1APACHE score at day 1
scoma1Glasgow Coma Score at day 1
meanbp1Mean blood pressure at day 1
wblc1White blood cell count at day 1
hrt1Heart rate at day 1
resp1Respiratory rate at day 1
temp1Temperature (celcius) at day 1
pafi1PaO2/FIO2 ratio at day 1
alb1Albumin at day 1
hema1Hematocrit at day 1
bili1Bilirubin at day 1
crea1Serum creatinineat at day 1
sod1Serum sodium at day 1
pot1Serum potassium at day 1
paco21PaCo2 at day 1
ph1Serum PH (arterial) at day 1
swang1Whether or not a patient received a RHC (also called the Swan-Ganz catheter) onthe first day in which the patient qualified for the SUPPORT study
wtkilo1Weight in kilograms
dnr1DNR status on day 1
ninsclasMedical insurance
respCategories of admission diagnosis: Respiratory Diagnosis
cardCategories of admission diagnosis: Cardiovascular Diagnosis
neuroCategories of admission diagnosis: Neurological Diagnosis
gastrCategories of admission diagnosis: Gastrointestinal Diagnosis
renalCategories of admission diagnosis: Renal Diagnosis
metaCategories of admission diagnosis: Metabolic Diagnosis
hemaCategories of admission diagnosis: Hematologic Diagnosis
sepsCategories of admission diagnosis: Sepsis Diagnosis
traumaCategories of admission diagnosis: Trauma Diagnosis
orthoCategories of admission diagnosis: Orthopedic Diagnosis
adld3pActivities of daily living at day 3
urin1Urine output at day 1
raceRace
incomeIncome
ptidPatient ID
The following code constructed the data as used here.
library(Hmisc) getHdata(rhc) save(rhc,file='rhc.rda', compress='xz')
Harrell Jr, F. E., & Dupont, M. C. (2021). The Hmisc package. R package version, 4.6-0.
# NOT RUN {
data(rhc)
summary(rhc)
# }
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