Severity scoring systems in the critically ill

Clinical review: Scoring systems in the critically ill

General illness severity scores are widely used in the ICU to predict outcome, characterize disease severity and degree of organ dysfunction, and assess resource use. In this article we review the most commonly used scoring systems in each of these three groups. We examine the history of the development of the initial major systems in each group, discuss the construction of subsequent versions,...

Scoring Systems in Assessing Survival of Critically Ill ICU Patients

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine which of the most commonly used scoring systems for evaluation of critically ill patients in the ICU is the best and simplest to use in our hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective study included 60 critically ill patients. After admittance to the ICU, APACHE II, SAPS II, and MPM II0 were calculated. During further treatment in the ICU,...

comparison of apache ii and saps ii scoring systems in prediction of critically ill patients’ outcome

introduction: using physiologic scoring systems for identifying high-risk patients for mortality has been considered recently. this study was designed to evaluate the values of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation ii (apache ii) and simplified acute physiologic score (saps ii) models in prediction of 1-month mortality of critically ill patients. methods: the present prospective cross ...

Prognostic scoring systems in the Prediction of the outcome in critically Ill Patients with Perforative Peritonitis

Nutritional Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...