Why the study?
Does the SAPS II system accurately predict hospital mortality in patients admitted to a Lithuanian intensive care unit?
Population
2,067 patients consecutively admitted to the intensive care unit at Vilnius University Emergency Hospital…
Comparison
Simplified Acute Physiology Score II system for… vs Actual observed mortality
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Hospital stay
Authors
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SAPS II under-prediction warrants cautious use for mortality estimates in Lithuanian ICUs; leaves open need for local recalibration studies.
Does the SAPS II system accurately predict hospital mortality in patients admitted to a Lithuanian intensive care unit?
The SAPS II system provides good discrimination but under-predicts actual hospital mortality in a Lithuanian ICU setting.
Vosylius et al. (2004) studied this question.
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