In this review article, we present the need for prognostic scoring in clinical medicine, specially in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM). The general principles of prognostication in ICM are discussed, and three general scoring systems are presented: ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY AND CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUATION (APACHE) in its 3 versions, SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE (SAPS) and MORTALITY PREDICTION MODEL (MPM). The use of the...
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