WBC

The WBC field is used to collect a patient's White Blood Count level for APACHE II & MOST. Refer here for info on which value to use and how and when to collect this.

APACHE Missing Value Rule

• if not done or not available, record normal
  • Normal WBC - international units as 4.5 to 11.0 x 109 cells per liter.

WBC for ICU - APACHE II

Select the WORST deviation from normal during the first 24 hours in ICU.

is recorded as a percentage, record per 1000 e.g. 10.0

Also see: Missing Value Rule

WBC Medicine MOST Score

• Select the value that is at or closest to the time that the medicine service physician accepts the patient to the medicine service.

Data Integrity Rules

The WBC must be >=0.02 or <= 517.