Validity of APACHE II and SAPS II scores as predictors of early global mortality at 3 months from sepsis

• Main Authors: Maria João Palavras (Author), Cátia Faria (Author), Margarida Cabral (Author), Flávia Santos (Author), Joana Gonçalves (Author), Ana Maria Araújo (Author), Luís Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna, 2000-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II have become a necessary tool to describe intensive care unit (ICU) patients and to predict differences in mortality. Both are calculated in the first 24 hours of hospitalization, in...