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

ABSTRACT:

Background

A scoring system based on physiological conditions was developed in 1984 to assess the severity of illness. This version, and subsequent versions, were labelled Simplified Acute Physiology Scores (SAPS). Each extension addressed limitations in the earlier version, with the SAPS III model using a data-driven approach. However, the SAPS III model did not include data collected from the African continent, thereby limiting the generalisation of the results.

Objectives

To propose a scoring system for assessing severity of illness at intensive care unit (ICU) admission and a model for prediction of in-hospital mortality, based on the severity of illness score.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study which included patients who were admitted to an ICU in a Sout

SUBMITTER: Pazi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295203 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature