A comparison between the APACHE II and Charlson Index Score for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Risk adjustment and mortality prediction in studies of critical care are usually performed using acuity of illness scores, such as Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), which emphasize physiological derangeme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/129 |