A comparison of admission and worst 24-hour Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores in predicting hospital mortality: A retrospective cohort study

A comparison of admission and worst 24-hour Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores in predicting hospital mortality: A retrospective cohort study

Introduction: The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score is widely used in the intensive care unit (ICU) as a scoring system for research and clinical audit purposes. Physiological data for calculation of the APACHE II score are derived from the worst values in the first 24...

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Main Authors: Ho, K.M., Dobb, G.J., Knuiman, M., Finn, Judith, Lee, K.Y., Webb, S.A.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD 2005
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Critical Care Medicine
General & Internal Medicine
INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT
APACHE-II
SCORING SYSTEMS
SEVERITY
MODELS
MULTICENTER
PERFORMANCE
DATABASE
ADULTS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79453

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