Key result
Clinical variables assessed 1 hour after ICU admission stratified patients into risk groups, with 1-year mortality ranging from 6% in low-risk patients to 100% in those with all risk factors.
Why the study?
Does risk stratification using age, medical history, and condition variables 1 hour after admission predict mortality in multidisciplinary ICU patients?
Cohort (n=978)
No
Does risk stratification using age, medical history, and condition variables 1 hour after admission predict mortality in multidisciplinary ICU patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 63% vs 6%
Clinical variables and medical history assessed just 1 hour after ICU admission can effectively stratify patients into distinct risk categories for short- and long-term mortality.
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Early ICU variables support risk stratification but should not yet change practice; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Zarén et al. (1988) conducted a cohort in Intensive care (n=978). Clinical risk factors (age, medical history, condition variables 1 h after admission) vs. Absence of risk factors was evaluated on Cumulative mortality at 1 year. Clinical variables assessed 1 hour after ICU admission stratified patients into risk groups, with 1-year mortality ranging from 6% in low-risk patients to 100% in those with all risk factors.
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