ICU scoring systems: current perspectives and future directions.

Journal: Current opinion in critical care
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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to summarize the recent publications and future perspectives on the use of ICU scoring systems mainly for the assessment of ICU performance, resource use and benchmarking. Additionally, we provide current limitations and future directions on the use of scoring systems.

Authors

  • Jorge I F Salluh
    Graduate Program in Translational Medicine, Department of Critical Care, D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rua Diniz Cordeiro, 30. Botafogo, Rio De Janeiro, 22281-100, Brazil.
  • Giulliana M Moralez
    D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR).
  • Alexander Tracy
    Nuffield Department of Anaesthesia, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
  • Rodrigo Octávio Deliberato
    MIT Critical Data, Laboratory for Computational Physiology, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA; Department of Clinical Data Science Research, Endpoint Health, Inc., USA.

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