Cohort study of the APACHE II score and mortality for different types of intensive care unit patients
Conclusion
APACHE II has a good discriminant for predicting mortality among ICU patients in Siloam Hospital but poor calibration score. However, it demonstrates poor calibration in neurosurgical and surgical patients while demonstrating adequate calibration in medical emergency patients.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Sungono, V., Hariyanto, H., Soesilo, T. E. B., Adisasmita, A. C., Syarif, S., Lukito, A. A., Widysanto, A., Puspitasari, V., Tampubolon, O. E., Sutrisna, B., Sudaryo, M. K. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
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