APACHE II score may predict mortality in burns patients

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jan 2009 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Critical Care, volume 13, page P504 (issn: 1364-8535,

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Authors: Martynoga, R; Fried, M;

doi: 10.1186/cc7668

APACHE II score may predict mortality in burns patients

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The APACHE II scoring system has not been validated in burn injuries. The validation studies were performed in the general and cardiac ICUs of teaching hospitals in the USA; units that did not admit burn injuries [1]. We correlated known predictors of mortality in burns (age, percentage total burn surface area (%TBSA), inhalation injury) [2,3] with mortality data in our burns cohort. This was repeated for the APACHE II score to investigate its predictive value.

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