A comparison between the APACHE II and Charlson Index Score for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients

• Hauptverfasser: Fong Andrew (Verfasst von), Faris Peter (Verfasst von), Hennessy Deirdre A (Verfasst von), Quach Susan (Verfasst von), Quan Hude (Verfasst von), Doig Christopher (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Risk adjustment and mortality prediction in studies of critical care are usually performed using acuity of illness scores, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), which emphasize physiological derangeme...