APACHE-II score correlation with mortality and length of stay in an intensive care unit

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-8

  Naved, Saad Ahmed ^a   Siddiqui, Shahla ^a   Khan, Fazal Hameed ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Intensive care unit; Length of stay; Mortality; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651098106     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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