Why the study?
Does the APACHE II score have similar predictive value for mortality compared to the SAPS II score in surgical intensive care unit patients?
Does the APACHE II score have similar predictive value for mortality compared to the SAPS II score in surgical intensive care unit patients?
APACHE II and SAPS II have similar predictive value for mortality in a large SICU population, but both overestimate actual mortality and cannot be reliably applied to individual patients.
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Both scores perform similarly yet overestimate mortality in SICU patients; leaves open need for recalibration before individual use.
McNelis et al. (2001) studied this question.
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