Natl Med J India
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Comparative Study
Predictors of mortality in a medical intensive care unit.
Scoring systems to predict mortality in intensive care units have been developed in western populations. There is a need to identify and validate prognostic variables in the Indian context. We compared two scoring systems to predict the discharge outcome in patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit. ⋯ The modified OSF score was superior to the modified APACHE II score in predicting mortality in patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit.