This Fast Fact discusses common ICU prognostic models and their role in guiding patient care and communication. Anecdotally, data from these models is sometimes used in discussing prognosis with family members of critically ill patients. These are used in outcomes research to compare patient groups, assess and compare ICU performance and help guide resource allocation. Grieving families, trying to make informed decisions about their loved ones care, often ask What are the chances he or she will get through this? Several prognostic models have been developed to predict survival for groups of patients stratified by severity of illness. Prognostic Models in Critically Ill Adultsīackground Prognostication for ICU patients is challenging.
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