| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BRASS | Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| ED | Emergency Department |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| NDNQI | National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |
| WHO | World Health Organization |