Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về y học đề tài: Simplified Acute Physiology Score III: a project for a new multidimensional tool for evaluating intensive care unit performance. | Available online http content 7 5 345 Commentary Simplified Acute Physiology Score III a project for a new multidimensional tool for evaluating intensive care unit performance Guillermo Vazquez1 Salvador Benito2 and Ricardo Rivera3 from the Spanish Project for the Epidemiological Analysis of Critical Care Patients 1 Departamento de Medicina y Urgencias Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo Barcelona Spain 2Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo Barcelona Spain 3Hospital Virgen de las Nieves Granada Spain Correspondence G Vazquez gvazquez@ Published online 3 March 2003 Critical Care 2003 7 345-346 DOI cc2163 This article is online at http content 7 5 345 2003 BioMed Central Ltd Print ISSN 1364-8535 Online ISSN 1466-609X Abstract The Simplified Acute Physiology Score III Outcomes Research Group is developing an international multidimensional instrument for the global evaluation of intensive care unit performance. Among its specific objectives are the update of a severity of illness index Simplified Acute Physiology Score with a mortality prediction equation with the hindsight of recent years and the creation or application of novel instruments in the areas of infections and cost-effectiveness. Some important measurements such as the quality of life and the satisfaction of patients and professionals are not included. A further aim is the achievement of international validation. Keywords cost-effectiveness intensive care unit outcomes research quality of life severity of illness index Over the past 25 years intensive care units ICUs have created a body of pathophysiologic knowledge that has enabled advances to be made in the treatment of patients. At the same time a series of tools have been designed to evaluate from multiple perspectives the care outcomes obtained. Research has also been conducted in parallel on improvements in ICU management especially the European Research in Intensive Care Units EURICUS Project 1 . In .
