Open AccessIntensive Care Unit Scoring Systems
Author(s) -
Tiffany Pellathy,
Michael R. Pinsky,
Marilyn Hravnak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
critical care nurse
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1940-8250
pISSN - 0279-5442
DOI - 10.4037/ccn2021613
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , medline , critically ill , organ dysfunction , intensive care , organ system , severity of illness , scoring system , disease , nursing , pathology , surgery , political science , law , sepsis
Illness severity scoring systems are commonly used in critical care. When applied to the populations for whom they were developed and validated, these tools can facilitate mortality prediction and risk stratification, optimize resource use, and improve patient outcomes.