• Xiao-ying Zheng, Xin-ke Meng, Jing Yang, Gang Wei, and Hua-xiong Wu.
• Emergency Department of Shenzhen Second Hospital, Shenzhen 518035, Guangdong, China.
• Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue. 2003 Apr 1;15(4):217-9.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the value of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation(APACHE)III and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome(MODS) score introduced to evaluate the severity of intensive care unit(ICU) patient.MethodsSeventy of ICU patients were scored by APACHE III and MODS scoring system respectively after admission for 24 hours. Area under of the receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC) was used to scale the ability of APACHE III and MODS scoring systems evaluating severity and predicting outcomes of ICU patient. The areas were compared among APACHE III, MODS and the score of APACHE III adding MODS. Discriminant was built between the scores and outcomes of patient, and coefficients were compared among the three scoring systems.ResultsThe areas under of the ROC of APACHE III, MODS and the score of APACHE III adding MODS were 0.765, 0.643 and 0.753 respectively; coefficients of discriminant of them were 0.998, 0.892 and 0.568 respectively.ConclusionAPACHE III is superior to MODS scoring system in evaluating severity of ICU patient, and APACHE III add MODS score can't increase the evaluating effectiveness compared to APACHE III and MODS score respectively in evaluating severity of ICU patient.

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