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Evaluación de gravedad en pacientes agudos / Evaluation of severity in acute patients
Medel F, Juan Nicolás; Ugalde C, Diego.
  • Medel F, Juan Nicolás; Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Departamento de Medicina Interna. Unidad de Pacientes Críticos. Santiago. CL
  • Ugalde C, Diego; Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Departamento de Medicina Interna. Unidad de Pacientes Críticos. Santiago. CL
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile ; 33(1): 37-50, 2022. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1401322
ABSTRACT
Severity meaning the risk of adverse outcomes, death or disability, varies along disease's characteristics and patient related factors. Its evaluation is complex and besides subjective perception several, more objective, clinical tools exist along with laboratory data that independently or used in combination, allows the clinician to approach severity of a given patient's condition or a particular disease. We will review several aspects of the evaluation of severity, clinical and laboratory based in addition of some scoring systems, emphasizing perfusion and organ dysfunction evaluation as key elements to assess severity particularly in critical situations. (AU)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Severity of Illness Index / Patient Acuity Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Severity of Illness Index / Patient Acuity Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2022 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile/CL