Journal article
Increasing Reliability of APACHE II Scores in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Given their clinical, research, and administrative purposes, scores on the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II should be reliable, whether calculated by health care personnel or a clinical information system.
OBJECTIVE: To determine reliability of APACHE II scores calculated by a clinical information system and by health care personnel before and after a multifaceted quality improvement intervention.
Authors
Donahoe L; McDonald E; Kho ME; Maclennan M; Stratford PW; Cook DJ
Journal
American Journal of Critical Care, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 58–64
Publisher
AACN Publishing
Publication Date
January 1, 2009
DOI
10.4037/ajcc2009757
ISSN
1062-3264