Mortality Prediction in Patients Admitted in Surgical Intensive Care Unit by Using APACHE IV.

OBJECTIVE: To predict the mortality by the mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV score of all the patients admitted in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and comparing the score of the survivors and non-survivors.

STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive study.

PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from June 2013 to November 2014.

METHODOLOGY: All adult patients admitted in the Surgical ICU were included in this study. The demographics and other data of the patients were recorded. The APACHE IV scores of all patients were calculated at the time of admission. The scores of the survivors and the non-survivors were compared for prediction of survival and mortality.

RESULTS: The age of these patients ranged from 13 to 70 (mean 38.39) years with 86 (55.48%) males and 69 (44.52%) females. The mean APACHE IV score of these patients was 34.96 ±14.93 ranging from 11 to 63 years. Eighty-three (53.55%) patients survived and 72 (46.45%) died. With respect to gender, 41 (47.67%) males out of 86 and 31 (44.92%) females out of 69 did not survive. The mortality increased with an increase in APACHE IV score and all the patients with score more than 39 did not survive.

CONCLUSION: The predicted mortality can be assessed by APACHE IV score, so it is good for application among the surgical ICU patients.