Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinical data of patients admitted
to ICU of Beijing Geriatric Hospital from January 2005 to December 2016 were collected …

Introduction: Two of the most important systems measuring the severity of disease
classification in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are APACHE II and SAPS II. The scores that the …

Prolonged ICU stays are associated with high costs and increased mortality. Thus, early
prediction of such stays would help clinicians to plan initial interventions, which could lead to …

Objective To evaluate the value of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), Simplified
Acute Physiology Score Ⅱ (SAPS-Ⅱ), Oxford Acute Severity of Illness Score (OASIS) and …

BACKGROUND: To develop and to validate a new prognostic prediction system for patients
admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (ICU), and to compare its performance with the …

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) consumes large amount of resources to manage
critically ill patients. It is important to evaluate the outcome and performance of ICU service …

Objective To investigate the mortality risk factors of nosocomial infection patients in intensive
care unit (ICU), and to guide clinicians to take effective control measures. Methods A …

Background Little is known about the prognosis and outcome of critically ill patients with a
prolonged length of stay (LOS). The aim of this study was to examine mortality and its risk …

Objective To develop an equation model of in-hospital mortality for mechanically ventilated
patients in adult intensive care using administrative data for the purpose of retrospective …

OBJECTIVES:: To identify ICU-specific predictors of mortality. DESIGN:: An inception cohort
study. SETTING:: Barnes Hospital, an academic tertiary care center. PATIENTS …