The impact of low‐risk intensive care unit admissions on mortality probabilities by SAPS II, APACHE II and APACHE III

A large proportion of intensive care unit patients are low‐risk admissions. Mortality probabilities generated by predictive systems may not accurately reflect the mortality experienced by subpopulations of critically ill patients. We prospectively assessed the impact of low‐risk admissions (mortalit...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 2002-01, Vol.57 (1), p.21-26
Main Authors: Beck, D. H., Smith, G. B., Taylor, B. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
APACHE
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics
England - epidemiology
Female
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Intensive care unit. Emergency transport systems. Emergency, hospital ward
Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mortality probability: APACHE II
APACHE III
SAPS II
low‐risk admissions
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:A large proportion of intensive care unit patients are low‐risk admissions. Mortality probabilities generated by predictive systems may not accurately reflect the mortality experienced by subpopulations of critically ill patients. We prospectively assessed the impact of low‐risk admissions (mortality risk
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.02362.x