Introduction The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of Acute Physiology and
Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II …

Background Current critical care prognostic models are predominantly developed in high-
income countries (HICs) and may not be feasible in intensive care units (ICUs) in lower-and …

Introduction The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) is commonly used for benchmarking
intensive care units (ICUs). Available mortality prediction models are outdated and must be …

Introduction The rising prevalence of rapid response teams has led to a demand for risk-
stratification tools that can estimate a ward patient's risk of clinical deterioration and …

Background Functional status (FS) before intensive care unit (ICU) admission is associated
with short-term and long-term outcomes among critically ill patients. However, measures of …

Introduction Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is a relatively new category of
pneumonia. It refers to infections that occur prior to hospital admission in patients with …

Abstract Introduction Kaplan–Meier curves and logistic models are widely used to describe
and explain the variability of survival in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The Kaplan–Meier …

Introduction There are numerous prehosital descriptive scoring systems, and it is uncertain
whether they are efficient in assessing of the severity of illness and whether they have a …

Background Mortality predictions calculated using scoring scales are often not accurate in
populations other than those in which the scales were developed because of differences in …

Background Our aim was to assess the contribution of training in data definitions and data
extraction guidelines to improving quality of data for use in intensive care scoring systems …