Prognostic factors in intensive care.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Predicting the outcome of critical illness remains an evolving art despite many recent advances. This review article describes the tools currently employed, appraising each in turn. The subject is viewed from the perspective that physiological reserve and inflammatory response are the essential elements in assessing prognosis in patients with multi-organ dysfunction/failure, the most commonly encountered syndrome in intensive care practice.