Rev Assoc Med Bras
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Comparative Study
Comparison of APACHE II and three abbreviated APACHE II scores for predicting outcome among emergency trauma patients.
to compare the ability of the APACHE II score and three different abbreviated APACHE II scores: simplified APACHE II (s-APACHE II), Rapid Acute Physiology score (RAPS) and Rapid Emergency Medicine score to evaluate in-hospital mortality of trauma patients at the emergency department (ED). ⋯ abbreviated APACHE II scores have similar ability to evaluate in-hospital mortality of emergency trauma patients in comparison to APACHE II score.