Outcome prediction for critically ill cirrhotic patients: A comparison of APACHE II and Child-Pugh scoring systems

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-110

  Ho, Yu Pin ^a   Chen, Yung Chang ^a   Yang, Chun ^a   Lien, Jau Min ^a   Chu, Yin Yi ^a   Fang, Ji Tseng ^a   Chiu, Cheng Tang ^a   Chen, Pang Chi ^a   Tsai, Ming Hung ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ICU; Liver cirrhosis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

APACHE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; APACHE; CAUSALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

EID: 2342438990     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066603261991     Document Type: Article

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