SAPS 3 in the modified NUTrition RIsk in the Critically ill score has comparable predictive accuracy to APACHE II as a severity marker.
Valeska Fernandes PasinatoOellen Stuani FranzosiSérgio Henrique LossDiego Silva Leite NunesKelly Carraro FolettoGabriela Soranço SalazarSilvia Regina Rios VieiraPublished in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2022)
The substitution of APACHE II by SAPS 3 as a severity marker in the mNUTRIC score showed good performance in predicting in-hospital mortality. These data provide the first evidence regarding the validity of the substitution of APACHE II by SAPS 3 in the mNUTRIC as a marker of severity. Multicentric studies and additional analyses of nutritional adequacy parameters are required.