Risk of Death Calculation for APACHE II: Difference between revisions
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*This calculation is | *This calculation is used to compute the predicted '''risk of hospital death''' for groups of acutely ill patients. | ||
*Our Database Diagnosis Codes were mapped to the [[APACHE II Diagnostic Categories]]. | *Our Database Diagnosis Codes were mapped to the [[APACHE II Diagnostic Categories]] but we do not use this model to predict risk of hospital death. | ||
*To computer the risk (R) of hospital death for each individual patient we use the following formula: | *To computer the risk (R) of hospital death for each individual patient we use the following formula: | ||
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*-ve coefficient = good prognosis | *-ve coefficient = good prognosis | ||
*+ve coefficient = bad prognosis | *+ve coefficient = bad prognosis | ||