The association between the APACHE-II scores and age groups for predicting mortality in an intensive care unit: a retrospective study (original) (raw)

2019, Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Background and Aims: In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether the age or the APACHE-II score was a better predictor of mortality in each group. The secondary objective was to investigate the factors affecting the mortality in each individual age group. Methods: We designed this retrospective study between 2016-2017. Age groups were classified into 3 classes: Patients < 60 years were Group 1, patients between 60-70 years were Group 2, and patients > 70 years were Group 3. We recorded patients’ age, ICU indication, demographic data, APACHE-II, ASA, length of hospital stays and mortality. Results: We analysed 150 patients and reported mortality for 58 patients (38.7%). We did not detect any association between age and mortality for all groups. ASA, length of ICU stays and predicted mortality rate, were significantly higher for exitus patients (p < 0.001). The ROC curve for the APACHE-II score, with a cut-off point of 23, demonstrated 74.14% sensitivity, 60.87% specificity, ...