Abstract
The SAPS II, based on a large international sample of patients, provides an estimate of the risk of death without having to specify a primary diagnosis. This is a starting point for future evaluation of the efficiency of intensive care units.
Keywords
MedicineIntensive careReceiver operating characteristicMalignancyEmergency medicinePediatricsIntensive care medicineInternal medicine
MeSH Terms
AdultAgedFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedProbabilitySeverity of Illness Index
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J. R. Le Gall
(1993).
A new Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II) based on a European/North American multicenter study.
JAMA
, 270
(24)
, 2957-2963.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.270.24.2957
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- 10.1001/jama.270.24.2957
- PMID
- 8254858