Why the study?
Is the SAPS II score reliable for measuring severity of illness and predicting mortality in patients admitted to intermediate care units?
Population
433 patients admitted to the intermediate care unit of a multidisciplinary hospital.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Hospital stay (average length of stay 3.1 days)
Authors
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May support SAPS II for mortality prediction in intermediate care; extends ICU data but leaves open prospective validation.
Is the SAPS II score reliable for measuring severity of illness and predicting mortality in patients admitted to intermediate care units?
The SAPS II score is a reliable tool for assessing severity of illness and predicting mortality in intermediate care units, extending its established utility from intensive care settings.
Auriant et al. (1998) studied this question.
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