title: What every intensivist should know about prognostic scoring systems and risk-adjusted mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Keegan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Terapia Intensiva, Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D011379:Prognosis; D012306:Risk; D012720:Severity of Illness Index