Why the study?
Does APACHE II provide better prognostic accuracy for mortality compared to SOFA and SAP II in critically ill patients?
Population
96 critically ill patients over 16 years old admitted to medical intensive care unit and high dependency…
Comparison
APACHE II scoring system vs SOFA and SAP II scoring systems
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Supports APACHE II for mortality prediction in medical ICUs; leaves open prospective validation versus SOFA and SAP II.
Does APACHE II provide better prognostic accuracy for mortality compared to SOFA and SAP II in critically ill patients?
APACHE II provides better calibration and discrimination for predicting mortality in medical ICU patients compared to SAP II and SOFA.
Naqvi et al. (2016) studied this question.
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