Journal article
A critical appraisal and systematic review of illness severity scoring systems in the intensive care unit
Abstract
In this document we critically review the development and use of general intensive care unit admission severity of illness scoring systems. Data sources for this review included a computerized bibliographic search and published proceedings from relevant conferences in critical care medicine. Current severity of illness scoring systems have been developed through rigorous, iterative research evaluating their accuracy, content validity, and …
Authors
Meade MO; Cook DJ
Journal
Current Opinion in Critical Care, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 221–227
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 1995
DOI
10.1097/00075198-199506000-00012
ISSN
1070-5295