Open AccessModification of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score through recalibration of risk prediction model in critical care patients of a respiratory disease referral center
Author(s) -
Ali Akbar Velayati,
Yadollah Mehrabi,
Golnar Radmand,
Ali Akbar Khadem Maboudi,
Hamid Reza Jamaati,
Afsaneh Shahbazi,
Seyed Amir Mohajerani,
Seyed Mohammad Reza Hashemian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.109419
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , disease , family medicine
Several models have been developed to measure the severity of illness in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, It is suggested that the models should be customized depending on the characteristics of different population of patients. This study is aimed to assess and modify the performance of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE-II) model in a respiratory diseases referral center.