title: APACHE II: preliminary report on 100 intensive care unit cases in University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
abstract: A good overall assessment of the severity of illnesses of patients admitted to a general intensive care unit (ICU) is not without problems. The APACHE (acute physiology and chronic health evaluation) prognostic scoring system enables us to stratify acutely ill patients and compare efficiency of ICU therapy in different hospitals. This preliminary study carried out on 100 consecutive admissions to the ICU in University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur showed the spectrum of ICU admissions and the direct relationship between APACHE II score and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Teoh
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Mah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: abd Majid
authors.lastname: Streram
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Yee
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008296:Malaysia; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index