title: Comparison of the predictive power of the LODS and APACHE II scoring systems in a neurological intensive care unit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A prospective study to compare the power of the Logistic Organ Dysfunction System (LODS) and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) scoring systems to predict survival, in patients admitted to the neurological intensive care unit (NICU).
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data from 521 consecutive NICU patients were collected during the first 24 h of admission and were used to compare the predictive power of both scoring systems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The observed mortality rate was 10.0% compared with predicted mortality rates of 7.2% and 4.8% according to LODS  and APACHE II, respectively. Both scoring systems had excellent discrimination but LODS had superior calibration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The LODS scoring system was more stable than the APACHE II scoring system in the NICU setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Bucheon St Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012107:Research Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult