Analyzing the Efficacy of Apache III versus Apache II on Duration of Mechanical Ventilation and ICU Stay

Comparison of infection probability score, APACHE II, and APACHE III scoring systems in predicting need for ventilator and ventilation duration in critically ill patients.

BACKGROUND This study examines the efficacy of the predicting power for need for mechanical ventilation and duration of mechanical ventilation of three different scoring systems in a medical-surgical intensive care unit. METHODS One-hundred eighty critically ill patients were included prospectively in our study in a consecutive period of seven months. On the day of admission, data were collec...

Performance of APACHE III models in an Australian ICU.

STUDY OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the performance of the APACHE (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation) III ICU and hospital mortality models at an Australian tertiary adult ICU. DESIGN Noninterventional, observational study. SETTING Metropolitan, Australian, tertiary referral medical/surgical ICU. PATIENTS A total of 3,398 consecutive eligible admissions from January 1, 1995, to Dec...

Predicting Mortality of Patients With Sepsis: A Comparison of APACHE II and APACHE III Scoring Systems

BACKGROUND Acute Physiology, Age and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and III scores were developed in 1985 and 1991, respectively, and are used mainly for critically ill patients of all disease categories admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). They differ in how chronic health status is assessed, in the number of physiologic variables included (12 vs. 17), and in the total score. Thes...

Noninvasive ventilation reduced duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay more than conventional weaning.

Influence of opioid choice on mechanical ventilation duration and ICU length of stay.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the impact on mechanical ventilation and ICU outcomes of substituting remifentanil for sufentanil, in an analgesia-based sedation protocol. A database of data prospectively collected was retrospectively analyzed. The study was carried out in a 16-bed tertiary-care ICU. METHODS The study included 1544 mechanically ventilated patients admitted from...