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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the efficacy of a different scoring system for multiple organ failure (MOF) patients treated by plasma exchange (PE). Twenty-five patients with MOF resulting from fulminant hepatitis who had been treated by PE for a total number of 91 PEs in a consecutive period of 22 months were included in our study. Data were collected from each patient to compute acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II and APACHE (AP) III scores. The sensitivity, specificity, and correct prediction of outcomes were measured. The correct prediction of outcomes was 86.5%in AP III and 77.5% in AP II. For the prediction of patient mortality, the AP III system seems to be more reliable than AP II.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1091-6660
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
195-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation III and II for prediction of mortality in multiple organ failure patients treated by plasma exchange.
pubmed:affiliation
Emergency Department, China Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study