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APACHE-II score correlation with mortality and length of stay in an intensive care unit.

@article{Naved2011APACHEIISC,
  title={APACHE-II score correlation with mortality and length of stay in an intensive care unit.},
  author={Saad Ahmed Naved and Shahla Siddiqui and Fazal Hameed Khan},
  journal={Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP},
  year={2011},
  volume={21 1},
  pages={
          4-8
        }
}
OBJECTIVE To correlate the APACHE-II score system with mortality and length of stay in ICU. [] Key MethodSTUDY DESIGN Cohort study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from May 2005 to May 2006. METHODOLOGY All adult patients who were admitted in the ICU were included. APACHE-II score was calculated at the second and seventh days of admission in the ICU.
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