title: ICU scoring systems: after 30 years of reinventing the wheel, isn't it time to build the cart?*.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY RAND Health, RANDBoston, MA Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT.
authors.forename: Laurent G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Glance
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Dick
authors.forename: Turner M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Osler
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care