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Comparison of APACHE II, MEES and Glasgow Coma Scale in patients with nontraumatic coma for prediction of mortality
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Introduction: There are numerous prehosital descriptive scoring systems, and it is uncertain whether they are efficient in assessing of the severity of illness and... -
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Paper reports overview: Mortality and morbidity prediction and reduction in the high risk patient
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Paper reports overview: Mortality and morbidity prediction and reduction in the high risk patient -
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External validation of a modified model of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II for orthotopic liver transplant patients
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Introduction The purpose of the study was to validate the newly derived postoperative orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTX)-specific diagnostic weight for the Acute... -
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Utility of the Mayo End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score in assessing prognosis of patients with alcoholic hepatitis
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Background Alcoholic hepatitis is characterized by acute, or acute-on-chronic hepatic failure and associated with a high mortality. Specific therapies should be... -
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Assessment of performance of four mortality prediction systems in a Saudi Arabian intensive care unit
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Introduction The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score... -
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Performance of the score systems Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and III at an interdisciplinary intensive care unit, after customization
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Background: Mortality predictions calculated using scoring scales are often not accurate in populations other than those in which the scales were developed because of...