Intensive Care Units
- Severity of illness: APACHE II analysis of an ICU population
Reporting ICU outcome using APACHE II computer program criteria allows more meaningful comparisons of ICU outcome data, and enables the standardization of quality assurance programs.
- Transesophageal echocardiography in the critical care unit
Transesophageal echocardiography can provide a new acoustic window to the heart in critically ill patients, offering improved identification of cardiac abnormalities.