title: Comparison of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation III and II for prediction of mortality in multiple organ failure patients treated by plasma exchange.
abstract: This study examined the efficacy of a different scoring system for multiple organ failure (MOF) patients treated by plasma exchange (PE). Twenty-five patients with MOF resulting from fulminant hepatitis who had been treated by PE for a total number of 91 PEs in a consecutive period of 22 months were included in our study. Data were collected from each patient to compute acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II and APACHE (AP) III scores. The sensitivity, specificity, and correct prediction of outcomes were measured. The correct prediction of outcomes was 86.5%in AP III and 77.5% in AP II. For the prediction of patient mortality, the AP III system seems to be more reliable than AP II.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, China Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.lastname: Liao-Jen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanasawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodama
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis