Severity Of Illness Index

  • Severity of illness: APACHE II analysis of an ICU population
    John D. Lockrem, MD, Edgar Lopez, MD, Jean Gallagher, CCRN, Gabie E. Church, MS and Fawzy G. Estafanous, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1991, 58 (6) 477-486;

    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.