Score systems, their importance for the intensive care patient

Eypasch, E.; Spangenberger, W.; Bouillon, B.; Moser, K.H.; Vestweber, K.H.; Troidl, H.

Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Suppl Ii Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 1989: 813-817

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0173-0541
PMID: 2577644
Document Number: 341538
Scoring systems are a technique for defining patients for scientific and management purposes. A hypothetical, severely ill patient with cirrhosis, peritonitis, renal insufficiency and coagulation problems can be precisely classified: Child C, Mannheim-Peritonitis-Index 34 and APACHE II score 27 which results in a mortality of at least 70% of patients. At our own hospital, the continuous APACHE score (CAPS) has been developed and tested. The CAPS performed better than daily APACHE scores and provided useful trend information for the individual patient.

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