Administrative and Claims Data Help Predict Patient Mortality in Intensive Care Units by Logistic Regression: A Nationwide Database Study
Table 1
Variables included in the scoring systems.
APACHE
CCI
ECI
Physiologic variables Body temperature Mean arterial pressure Heart rate Respiratory rate Oxygenation Arterial pH Serum sodium Serum potassium Serum creatinine Hematocrit White blood cell count Glasgow Coma Scale Chronic health condition History of severe organ system insufficiency or immunocompromise: (a) Nonoperative or emergent postoperative patients (b) Elective postoperative patients Age
Myocardial infarction (history of, not just ECG changes) Congestive heart failure Peripheral disease (includes aortic ) Cerebrovascular disease: TIA or mild or residual CVA Dementia Chronic pulmonary disease Connective tissue disease Peptic ulcer disease Mild liver disease (without portal hypertension, includes chronic hepatitis) Diabetes without end-organ damage (excludes diabetes controlled by diet alone)
Hemiplegia Moderate or severe renal disease Diabetes with end-organ damage (retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, or brittle diabetes) Nonmetastatic tumor without metastasis (exclude if >5 y from diagnosis) Leukemia (acute or chronic) Lymphoma
Moderate or severe liver disease
Metastatic solid tumor AIDS (not just HIV-positive)
Congestive heart failure Cardiac arrhythmias Valvular heart disease Pulmonary circulation disorders Peripheral vascular disorders Hypertension Paralysis Other neurological disorders Chronic pulmonary disease Diabetes (uncomplicated) Diabetes (complicated) Hypothyroidism Renal failure Liver disease Peptic ulcer disease excluding bleeding AIDS Lymphoma Metastatic cancer Solid tumor without metastasis Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen coagulopathy Obesity Weight loss Fluid and electrolyte disorders Blood loss anemia Deficiency anemia Alcohol abuse Drug abuse Psychoses Depression
