A study on APACHE II severity scoring system in Intensive Care Unit Hospital University Sains Malaysia

Mohamad Zaini, Rhendra Hardy (2001) A study on APACHE II severity scoring system in Intensive Care Unit Hospital University Sains Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Sistem penilaian keterukan pesakit telah digunakan secara meluas untuk mengkaji keadaan pesakit yang dimasukkan ke unit rawatan rapi samada untuk melihat perubahan fisiologi atau keberkesanan rawatan dan menilik kadar kematian. APACHE ll merupakan system penilaian yang selalu digunakan kerana ia adalah senang dikendalikan dan mudah diperolehi. Selama 12 bulan, dari Januari 2000 ke Disember 2000, seramai 180 pesakit telah dimasukkan ke unit rawatan rapi, hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Kemasukkan adalah berdasarkan criteria yang telah ditetapkan di dalam kajian ini. Severity scoring system have been widely used for assessment of patients admitted to intensive care unit whether to see the physiological derangement or the effectiveness of the treatment and prediction of mortality rate. APACHE II is the most commonly used severity scoring system because it is user friendly and easily available. For the past 12 months between January 2000 to December 2000, a total of 180 patients were admitted to the intensive care unit, Hospital University Sains Malaysia. Admission was based upon the criteria that have been tailored towards the study.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R5-130.5 General works
Divisions:	Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences)
Depositing User:	Mr Noorazilan Noordin
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2017 03:48
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2019 05:27
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/36199

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