title: Scoring systems for the critically ill: use, misuse and abuse.
authors.forename: Yoanna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Skrobik
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000145:classification*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D011336:Probability; D011788:Quality of Life; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D028761:Withholding Treatment