Prognostic risk prediction models have been employed in the intensive care unit (ICU)
setting since the 1980s and provide health care providers with important information to help …

Objective: To correlate the APACHE-II score system with mortality and length of stay in ICU.
Study Design: Cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of …

Background As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the number of patients admitted to the
intensive care unit (ICU) is still increasing. The aim of our article is to estimate which of the …

Este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer o perfil e a gravidade de pacientes assistidos pela
fisioterapia, após o seu ingresso nas unidades de terapia intensiva (UTI), através da …

This study presents an agent-based simulation modeling in an emergency department. In a
traditional approach, a supervisor (or a manager) allocates the resources (receptionist …

Objective: To determine the occurrence of cardiorespiratory alterations and to identify
adverse events during the intrahospital transport of patients on invasive ventilation …

This study aimed to understand the profile and severity of patients in physiotherapy
treatment after their admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) by applying the APACHE II …

Purpose Severe sepsis is associated with functional disability among patients surviving an
acute phase of infection. Efforts to improve functional impairment are important. We …

Objective To determine the first 24 hours mean values of APACHE II score for two outcomes
(alive or dead) in patients admitted in chest ICUs. Methods A prospective study was …

Purpose–Intensive care unit performance evaluation is usually affected by variations in the
severity of inpatients' health status. This paper aims, therefore, to standardize two …