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*Each physiological variable selected has been weighted with a score ranging from 0-4 points to reflect severity. | *Each physiological variable selected has been weighted with a score ranging from 0-4 points to reflect severity. | ||
*Physiological variables with the worst deviation from normal have been assigned the higher points. | *Physiological variables with the worst deviation from normal have been assigned the higher points. | ||
*Note about renal scoring: | *Note about renal scoring (see also [[ARF_(APACHE)]]): | ||
**The point scores for serum creatinine are doubled if [[ARF_(APACHE)]] is checked (which would be if [[Kidney, acute renal failure NOS]] is present). Note that even relatively small rises in serum creatinine are associated with higher rates of death for ICU patients, as indicated in [https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201311-2097OC Small Acute Increases in Serum Creatinine Are Associated with Decreased Long-Term Survival in the Critically Ill] | **The point scores for serum creatinine are doubled if [[ARF_(APACHE)]] is checked (which would be if [[Kidney, acute renal failure NOS]] is present). Note that even relatively small rises in serum creatinine are associated with higher rates of death for ICU patients, as indicated in [https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201311-2097OC Small Acute Increases in Serum Creatinine Are Associated with Decreased Long-Term Survival in the Critically Ill] | ||
=== Timing of collection === | === Timing of collection === | ||
Deviation in physiologic variables are selected during a patients' '''first 24 hours''' while "in the ICU". | Deviation in physiologic variables are selected during a patients' '''first 24 hours''' while "in the ICU". | ||