Predictors of Araujo et al for In-Hospital Mortality After Discharge from the Intensive Care Unit

 

Parameters:

(1) serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in mg/dL

(2) tracheostomy

(3) Charlson comorbidity score

Parameter	Finding	Points
serum CRP	< 6 mg/dL	0
	>= 6 mg/dL	1
tracheostomy	absent	0
	present	1
Charlson comorbidity	low	0
	high	1

 

where:

• The cutoff for the Charlson comorbidity score can be varied to affect performance. In the implementation >= 6 will be used.

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 3

• The score can help to identify a patient at risk for in-hospital mortality following discharge from the ICU.