Medicina intensiva
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On March 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. The spread and evolution of the pandemic is overwhelming the healthcare systems of dozens of countries and has led to a myriad of opinion papers, contingency plans, case series and emerging trials. Covering all this literature is complex. Briefly and synthetically, in line with the previous recommendations of the Working Groups, the Spanish Society of Intensive, Critical Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC) has prepared this series of basic recommendations for patient care in the context of the pandemic.
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To evaluate the ability of the TRISS and PS14 models to predict mortality rates in our medical system and population. ⋯ These models are suitable tools for assessing quality of care in a Trauma ICU, affording excellent discrimination but poor calibration. In our institution, survival rates higher than expected were observed.