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LOINC 2.82

LACE index score LACE index

LACE score LACE

Definition

  • Scores from the four LACE index elements (L - length of stay, A - acuity of admission, C - comorbidities, and E - Emergency department use) are summed for an overall Lace index score which ranges from 0-19. Higher scores are associated with greater risk of hospital readmission and/or death within 30 days of hospital discharge. [PMID: 20194559]

Component

  • LACE index score

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • CLIN.RISK

Property

  • Score

Scale

  • Qn

Method

  • LACE index

Related names

  • CLIN; CLIN.RISK; LACE score; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre

Index terms

  • CLIN
  • CLIN.RISK
  • LACE score
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • Scale
  • Scre