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NCT Number: NCT04683094

Comparative Study for the Validity of Various Severity Scoring System

Scoring systems for use in intensive care unit (ICU) patients have been introduced and developed over the last 30 years. They allow an assessment of the severity of disease and provide an estimate of in-hospital mortality

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Key information

Conditions

Head Trauma Craniocerebral Trauma Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced Infections Inflammation Multiple Trauma Nervous System Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Polytrauma Pre-Eclampsia Pregnancy Complications Sepsis Septic Shock Shock Shock, Septic Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Trauma, Nervous System Urogenital Diseases Wounds and Injuries

Age range

16 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Huda Fahmy

Aswān, 81511, Egypt

About this study

Severity scoring systems that are commonly used in critical care settings include Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE), which was developed in the 1980s for predicting mortality, Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS), and Mortality Probability Model (MPM). Although these scoring systems use different variables and weights for the classification of disease severity, they commonly monitor parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, neurological state, and clinical data as these factors significantly deviate from physiological normality in the progression of critical disease. Old age and chronic disease are also captured by the scoring systems. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, which is based on organ failure over time to evaluate morbidity and multiple organ dysfunction is also used.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • newly admitted patients to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit with head trauma multiple trauma craniotomy sepsis preeclampsia - eclampsia postop. for vascular surgery

Exclusion criteria

less than 16 years old, readmitted to the ICU during the study period as only the first admission will be considered, ICU length of stay (LOS) less than 24 h

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV

    Time frame: the first 24 hours after ICU admission

  2. Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS III)

    Time frame: the first 24 hours after ICU admission

  3. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score

    Time frame: the first 24 hours after ICU admission

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aswan University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Study for the Validity of Various Severity Scoring System in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Aswan University Hospital

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Dec 24, 2020
Registry last updated
Jan 31, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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