BACKGROUND The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III prognostic system has not been previously validated in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We hypothesized that APACHE III would perform satisfactorily in patients after OLT METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed. Patients admitted to the ICU after...

The Mescalero Apache Family Listening Program (MAFLP) is a culturally centered family prevention program with third, fourth, and fifth graders; a parent/caregiver; and a family elder. The program follows a positive youth development model to develop stronger communication and shared cultural practices between elders, parents, and youth in the tribe to reduce substance initiation of use among th...

OBJECTIVE To correlate the APACHE-II score system with mortality and length of stay in ICU. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from May 2005 to May 2006. METHODOLOGY All adult patients who were admitted in the ICU were included. APACHE-II score was calculated at the second and seventh days of a...

aim and background: the estimation systems of mortality based on severity of disease are increasingly popularin the last 20 years, especially in the field of medical care. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognosis ofhospitalized icu patients according to apache 2 scoring system in educational hospitals in ilam city during 2013.methods and materials: in order to perform this prospec...

Abstract We obtained ultraviolet and optical spectra for nine M dwarfs across a range of rotation periods to determine whether they showed stochastic intrinsic variability distinguishable from flares. The were observed during the Far Ultraviolet M-dwarf Evolution Survey Hubble Space Telescope program using Imaging Spectrograph. observations taken Apache Point Observatory 3.5 m telescope Dual Sp...

BACKGROUND A low plasma glutamine level at the time of acute admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is an independent predictor of an unfavourable outcome in critically ill patients. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether there are differences in plasma glutamine levels upon non-elective or elective ICU admission. The secondary objective was to compare glutamine levels...

BACKGROUND The Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) 3 has recently been developed, but not yet validated in surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. We compared the performance of SAPS 3 with SAPS II and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score in surgical ICU patients. METHODS Prospectively collected data from all patients admitted to a German university h...