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A new Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II) based on a European/North American multicenter study

JAMA · 1993 · Vol. 270(24) · pp. 2957–2963
J. R. Le Gall

Abstract

The SAPS II, based on a large international sample of patients, provides an estimate of the risk of death without having to specify a primary diagnosis. This is a starting point for future evaluation of the efficiency of intensive care units.

Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentEmergency and Acute Care StudiesCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicineIntensive careReceiver operating characteristicMalignancyEmergency medicinePediatricsIntensive care medicineInternal medicine

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedProbabilitySeverity of Illness IndexHospital Mortality
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