title: APACHE III study design: analytic plan for evaluation of severity and outcome in intensive care unit patients. Introduction.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Knaus
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D009026:Mortality; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D000078329:Workforce