Prognostic evaluation of critically ill patients from the intensive care unit of the Hospital Beneficence Portuguese of Ribeirão Preto

A prognostic evaluation system was developed to measure the clinical severity of patients and to evaluate assistance quality, among other objectives. The APACHE II score (APII) analyses 12 clinical, physiological and laboratorial variables, through which the risk of death can be obtained, translating the patient severity into numerical values. The evaluation of the patient prognosis and the prediction of the risk of death for seriously ill patients are of great importance, requiring adequate intensive assistance.