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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-02-2011 | Poster presentation

Do scoring systems predict mortality following emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm repair? The Norwich experience

Authors: S Kumar, J Nortje

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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APACHE II scores [1] and Glasgow Aneurysm Scores (GAS) [2] are commonly used in ICUs to predict mortality. These scoring systems (scores α mortality), when applied to postoperative emergency open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair patients, yield varying results. We applied these scoring systems to our patients to establish their predictive value in our clinical setting. …
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Knaus WA, et al.: APACHE: a physiologically based classification system. Crit Care Med 1985, 13: 818-829.CrossRefPubMed
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Samt AK, et al.: Glasgow aneurysm score. Cardiovasc Surg 1994, 2: 41-44.
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Metadata
Title
Do scoring systems predict mortality following emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm repair? The Norwich experience
Authors
S Kumar
J Nortje
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9924

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