Intensive care unit length of stay: Benchmarking based on Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV
JE Zimmerman, AA Kramer, DS McNair… - Critical care …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To revise and update the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation
(APACHE) model for predicting intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay. Design:
Observational cohort study. Setting: One hundred and four ICUs in 45 US hospitals. Patients:
Patients included 131,618 consecutive ICU admissions during 2002 and 2003, of which
116,209 met inclusion criteria. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: The
APACHE IV model for predicting ICU length of stay was developed using ICU day 1 patient …
(APACHE) model for predicting intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay. Design:
Observational cohort study. Setting: One hundred and four ICUs in 45 US hospitals. Patients:
Patients included 131,618 consecutive ICU admissions during 2002 and 2003, of which
116,209 met inclusion criteria. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: The
APACHE IV model for predicting ICU length of stay was developed using ICU day 1 patient …