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The clock start at the actual [[Arrive DtTm field | Arrive DtTm]], ([[Admit date and time]]) into the ICU. | The clock start at the actual [[Arrive DtTm field | Arrive DtTm]], ([[Admit date and time]]) into the ICU. | ||
== How were these | == How were these Variables Selected == | ||
Knaus and his team, which included a panel of 7 experienced ICU physicians from major centers and specialies, reviewed | Knaus and his team, which included a panel of 7 experienced ICU physicians from major centers and specialies, reviewed | ||
literature for measurements that had demonstrated promise in estimating severity of illness and that were generally tested and | literature for measurements that had demonstrated promise in estimating severity of illness and that were generally tested and | ||
recorded in most ICU’s. The weighted score that the panel assigned to particular physiologic values was based on the fact that the more deviated from normal the value was, the more concern and by inference, the more severly ill a patient is. | recorded in most ICU’s. The weighted score that the panel assigned to particular physiologic values was based on the fact that the more deviated from normal the value was, the more concern and by inference, the more severly ill a patient is. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||