Estimation of the mortality risk of surgical intensive care patients based on routine laboratory parameters

European Surgical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-272

  Stachon, A ^a,b   Becker, A ^a   Holland Letz, T ^a   Friese, J ^a   Kempf, R ^a   Krieg, M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Laboratory parameters; Mortality risk; Risk score; SAPS II

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; POTASSIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DENSE LABORATORY WHOLE BLOOD APPLIED RISK ESTIMATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOCYTE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 41849109448     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113106     Document Type: Article

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