AP Sys BP Field

The AP Sys BP data input field records SYSTOLIC blood pressure value.

If a value for this is not available, follow the missing value rule.

Medicine

Apache Systolic BP is used for the MOST score.

• for MOST - Value selected is one that is "closest to the time" the medicine service physician "accepts" the patient to the medicine service from the emergency department.

Critical Care

• It is also one of the values used to calculate the Mean BP for APACHE II.
  • for selecting BP values for APACHE II, please refer to: Mean BP

Data Integrity Rules

The AP Sys BP must be >=25 And <=360.