Application of the APACHE II and III prognostic scoring methods in the 14-bed Intensive Care Unit at Queen Mary Hospital
Grant Data
Project Title
Application of the APACHE II and III prognostic scoring methods in the 14-bed Intensive Care Unit at Queen Mary Hospital
Principal Investigator
Dr Chan, Jane Chun Kwong
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Emeritus Professor Lam Wah Kit
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
6
Start Date
1995-07-01
Amount
50000
Conference Title
Application of the APACHE II and III prognostic scoring methods in the 14-bed Intensive Care Unit at Queen Mary Hospital
Presentation Title
Keywords
prognostic scoring methods
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
N/A
Grant Type
Queen Mary Hospital Charitable Trust - Training and Research Assistance Scheme
Funding Year
1995
Status
Completed
Objectives
To evaluate the usefulness of the APACHE II and III prognostic scoring methods in the 14-bed ICU at Queen Mary Hospital; to compare our ICU performance in terms of actual mortality with the predicted mortality based on the APACHE II predictive equation; to correlate the APACHE II and III severity scores. As the mortality prediction equation for APACHE III is only commercially available, a close correlation between APACHE II and III scores would support using the APACHE II scoring and prediction method as the standard method rather than financially investing in the APACHE III system.