2007
DOI: 10.1378/chest.132.4_meetingabstracts.548
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Comparison of the Saps 3 Eight Equations in a General Intensive Care Unit in Brazil

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“…In our service, the UNICAMP model and SAPS II 3, global and Central/South America equations, had shown adequate performance, while SAPS II underestimated mortality and presented a deficient calibration and adequate discrimination. (14,15) Another aspect to be considered is the application of generic indexes to a specific group of patients. Changes in clinical and laboratory variables may be masked in the elderly prognostic index evaluation such as not heart rate increasing due to a conduction disorder, non-fever symptoms and leukocytosis.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In our service, the UNICAMP model and SAPS II 3, global and Central/South America equations, had shown adequate performance, while SAPS II underestimated mortality and presented a deficient calibration and adequate discrimination. (14,15) Another aspect to be considered is the application of generic indexes to a specific group of patients. Changes in clinical and laboratory variables may be masked in the elderly prognostic index evaluation such as not heart rate increasing due to a conduction disorder, non-fever symptoms and leukocytosis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%