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== Who was it developed by == | == Who was it developed by == | ||
Developed by Dr. William A. Knaus et.al. George Washington University Medical Center in | Developed by Dr. William A. Knaus et.al. George Washington University Medical Center in 1979. Has been validate in many centers since then and shown to be a strong and stable predictor of hospital survival. APACHE II was develop in 1985. (APACHE II, 1991). | ||
== Purpose == | == Purpose == | ||