Prediction of in-hospital mortality: An adaptive severity-of-illness score for a tertiary ICU in South Africa.

S PaziG SharpElizabeth van der Merwe

Published in: The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society (2022)

This study is the first to develop a model similar to the SAPS III model, based on data collected in South Africa. In addition, this study provides a potential starting point for the development of a model that can be used nationally.

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