OBJECTIVES This study compared the accuracy of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3 with that of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II at predicting hospital mortality in patients from a transplant intensive care unit. METHOD A total of 501 patients were enrolled in the study (152 liver transplants, 271 kidney transplants, 54 lung transplants, 24 kidney-pancreas transplants) be...

objectives the main aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of applying extracorporeal liver support techniques to treat this group of patients. patients and methods the data from 23 hospital admissions of 21 patients with ald who were admitted to the department of anesthesiology and intensive therapy (a⁢) at the dr wł. biegański regional specialist hospital in łódź between march 20...

Turley and Gedney claim that the cardiac troponin Ic level is a predictor of adverse outcome [1] and that their results support those of King and colleagues [2]. Unfortunately, King and colleagues were unable to demonstrate a link between the troponin Ic level and mortality when using a multivariate model including the Acute Physiology Age and Chronic Health Evaluation II score. Interpretation ...

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 ...

Background: Opioid poisoning is the most common type of poisoning in intensive care units (ICUs). This group usually includes patients who have been drug abusers for a long time and now require hospitalization either because of acute overdose or due to side effects of routine opioid use. This study aimed to compare the severity and prognosis of patients using common mortality predictors Sequent...

OBJECTIVES To describe noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation use in intensive care unit clinical practice, factors associated with NPPV failure and the associated prognosis. METHODS A prospective cohort study. RESULTS Medical disorders (59%) and elective surgery (21%) were the main causes for admission to the intensive care unit. The main indications for the initiation of noninvasive po...

OBJECTIVE This study compared the general and specific severity indices to assess the prognosis of severe acute pancreatitis at a polyvalent intensive care unit. METHODS This retrospective study included 108 patients who were diagnosed with severe acute pancreatitis from July 1, 1999 to March 31, 2012. Their demographic and clinical data were collected, and the following severity indices were...