title: [Severity scoring systems in the the ICU. Description, utilization, and potential].
abstract: Severity scoring systems are of great interest for the intensive care physicians. They provide major objective information regarding their patients and their medical practice. Scoring systems have been regularly improved over the two last decades. The different existing systems present advantages and disadvantages which influence their use in the intensive care. These scoring systems offer a wide range of analysis, however they are often underused. In this paper we suggest recommendations that could help to maximise the information provided by these systems.
authors.affiliation: Service des Soins Intensifs Généraux, CHU Sart Tilman Liège.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ledoux
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Canivet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Damas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012720:Severity of Illness Index