Performance of SAPS II according to ICU length of stay: A Danish nationwide cohort study.

Anders GranholmChristian Fynbo ChristiansenSteffen ChristensenAnders Perner Morten Hylander Möller

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2019)

We observed that discrimination and calibration of SAPS II decreased with increasing ICU LOS, and that this affected SMRs. These findings should be acknowledged when using SAPS II for clinical, research and administrative purposes.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
cross sectional