A Comparison of Intensive Care in the U.S.A. And France

Surgical Treatment of Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Timing of Operation is Crucial for Survival

“…The APACHE II score is a well-established scoring system and represents a reliable pre- [16], and that it can be used prospectively as well as retrospectively [17,18]. Corresponding to the surgical literature dealing with the prediction of mortality by APACHE II scores, the expected mortality rates referring to a mean APACHE II score of 16 range from 35% to 50% [19,20].…”

Outcome prediction in intensive care: results of a prospective, multicentre, Portuguese study

“…Developed in 1981 at George Washington University Medical Center, the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) scoring system [1] was demonstrated to provide accurate and reliable measures of severity of illness in critically ill patients [2][3][4]. This model incorporated 34 variables, chosen and weighted by a panel of seven experts.…”

Predicting Patient Outcome from Intensive Care: A Guide to APACHE, MPM, SAPS, PRISM, and Other Prognostic Scoring Systems

“…The usefulness of this approach was demonstrated by Knaus and co-workers [68] in 1982, in a study comparing the outcome of acutely ill patients treated in French and American ICUs. For patients with severe gastrointestinal disorders, the French hospital death rate was significantly greater than the one predicted in American hospitals (Table 5).…”