APACHE
"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 L01.280.960.500.475.365
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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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "APACHE" by people in Profiles.
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Koniaris LG, Hendrickson RJ, Drugas G, Abt P, Schoeniger LO. Dynamic retention: a technique for closure of the complex abdomen in critically ill patients. Arch Surg. 2001 Dec; 136(12):1359-62; discussion 1363.