Ref : Groeger JS et al. Multicenter outcome study of cancer patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit : a probability of mortality Model. J Clin Oncol 1998;16:761-70.
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Clinical, laboratory, and physiologic variables are obtained on critically ill cancer patients at I.C.U.admission.
Patients excluded
Age < 18 years
Burn patient
Coronary patients (primary diagnosis of myocardial infarction or "rule out" myocardial infarction with no secondary diagnosis)
Zubrod Scale
Good performance status : Zubrod 0-1
Assistance required : Zubrod 2-3
Bedridden : Zubrod 4
Values for SBP, RR, Platelets, PaO2 / FiO2 ratio are default values if missing.
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