Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II Score and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score as Predictors for Severe Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
Min A LeeKang Kook ChoiByungchul YuJae Jeong ParkYoungeun ParkJihun GwakJungnam LeeYang Bin JeonDae Sung MaGil Jae LeePublished in: Korean journal of critical care medicine (2017)
In ICU trauma patients, both SOFA and APACHE II scores were good predictors of outcome, with the SOFA score being the most effective. In trauma ICU patients, the trauma scoring system should be complemented, recognizing that multi-organ failure is an important factor for mortality.
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