"APACHE" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acronym for Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, a scoring system using routinely collected data and providing an accurate, objective description for a broad range of intensive care unit admissions, measuring severity of illness in critically ill patients.
| Descriptor ID |
D018806
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.980.438.475.365 E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500.250 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500.250 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500.250
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| Concept/Terms |
APACHE- APACHE
- Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "APACHE" by people in Profiles.
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Analysis of morbidity in liver transplant recipients following human albumin supplementation: a retrospective pilot study. Prog Transplant. 2006 Sep; 16(3):197-205.
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Risk of mortality with a bloodstream infection is higher in the less severely ill at admission. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Mar 15; 171(6):616-20.
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Universal changes in biomarkers of coagulation and inflammation occur in patients with severe sepsis, regardless of causative micro-organism [ISRCTN74215569]. Crit Care. 2004 Apr; 8(2):R82-90.
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The impact of nosocomial infections on patient outcomes following cardiac surgery. Chest. 1997 Sep; 112(3):666-75.