"APACHE" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 E05.318.308.980.438.475.456.500.250 N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364.500.250 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364.500.250
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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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "APACHE" by people in Profiles.
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A comparison of the pharmacokinetics of Aspen Ceftriaxone and Rocephin in community-acquired meningitis. S Afr Med J. 2013 Sep 03; 103(12):906-9.
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CURB-65, PSI, and APACHE II to assess mortality risk in patients with severe sepsis and community acquired pneumonia in PROWESS. J Intensive Care Med. 2011 Jan-Feb; 26(1):34-40.
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Evaluation of standard and modified severity of illness scores in the obstetric patient. J Crit Care. 2011 Oct; 26(5):535.e1-535.e7.
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Prognostic factors in severe community-acquired pneumonia in patients without co-morbid illness. Respirology. 2001 Dec; 6(4):323-30.
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Intensive care unit morbidity and mortality from eclampsia: an evaluation of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score and the Glasgow Coma Scale score. Crit Care Med. 2000 Jan; 28(1):120-4.
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Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative adults. Chest. 1999 Jul; 116(1):107-14.
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Study of critically ill patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Crit Care Med. 1996 Jun; 24(6):981-4.
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Patterns of cytokine expression in community-acquired pneumonia. Chest. 1995 May; 107(5):1342-9.