Introduction

CLIFpy is a Python package that implements the Common Longitudinal ICU data Format (CLIF) specification. It provides a standardized interface for working with critical care data in the CLIF format, enabling healthcare researchers and data scientists to analyze ICU data across different healthcare systems.

• 🆕 New — CLIF 2.1 → 3.0 Migration

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  CLIFpy now ships CLIF 3.0 schemas alongside 2.1. Convert your site's standardized columns (*_category / *_group / *_type) to the 3.0 value conventions — lowercase/snake_case plus curated renames — with a single call, in memory or out-of-core for very large files.

• 🚀 Getting Started

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  Install with pip and get started with CLIFpy with these tutorials.

• 📖 User Guide

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  In depth explanation and discussion of the concepts and working of different features available in CLIFpy.

• 🔨 How-to Guides

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  Practical guides to help you achieve specific goals. Take a look at these guides to learn how to use CLIFpy to solve real-world problems.

• 📄 API Reference

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  Technical descriptions of how CLIFpy classes and methods work.

License

CLIFpy is released under the Apache License 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.