title: [Score systems, their importance for the intensive care patient].
abstract: Scoring systems are a technique for defining patients for scientific and management purposes. A hypothetical, severely ill patient with cirrhosis, peritonitis, renal insufficiency and coagulation problems can be precisely classified: Child C, Mannheim-Peritonitis-Index 34 and APACHE II score 27 which results in a mortality of at least 70% of patients. At our own hospital, the continuous APACHE score (CAPS) has been developed and tested. The CAPS performed better than daily APACHE scores and provided useful trend information for the individual patient.
authors.affiliation: II. Chirurgischer Lehrstuhl, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eypasch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Spangenberger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bouillon
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Vestweber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Troidl
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Score-Systeme, ihre Bedeutung für den Intensivpatienten.