Severity scoring in the ICU: A review

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-478

  Strand, K ^a,c   Flaatten, H ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

APACHE; Case mix; Intensive care; Multiple organ failure; Prognosis; Risk assessment; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

APACHE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 40849140993     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01586.x     Document Type: Review

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