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Evaluation of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III predictions of hospital mortality in an independent database by Zimmerman, Jack E, Wagner, Douglas P, Draper, Elizabeth A, Wright, Leslie, Alzola, Carlos, Knaus, William A

“…OBJECTIVETo assess the accuracy and validity of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III hospital mortality predictions in an independent…”
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The APACHE III prognostic system. Risk prediction of hospital mortality for critically ill hospitalized adults by Knaus, W A, Wagner, D P, Draper, E A, Zimmerman, J E, Bergner, M, Bastos, P G, Sirio, C A, Murphy, D J, Lotring, T, Damiano, A

“…The objective of this study was to refine the APACHE (Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation) methodology in order to more accurately predict…”
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The use of risk predictions to identify candidates for intermediate care units. Implications for intensive care utilization and cost by Zimmerman, J E, Wagner, D P, Knaus, W A, Williams, J F, Kolakowski, D, Draper, E A

“…To develop a predictive equation that estimates the probability of life-supporting therapy among ICU monitor admissions and to explore its potential for…”
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APACHE II: a severity of disease classification system by Knaus, W A, Draper, E A, Wagner, D P, Zimmerman, J E

“…This paper presents the form and validation results of APACHE II, a severity of disease classification system. APACHE II uses a point score based upon initial…”
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Variations in mortality and length of stay in intensive care units by KNAUS, W. A, WAGNER, D. P, ZIMMERMAN, J. E, DRAPER, E. A

“…To evaluate the amount of variation in in-hospital mortality and length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay that can be accounted for by clinical data available…”
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Daily prognostic estimates for critically ill adults in intensive care units: results from a prospective, multicenter, inception cohort analysis by Wagner, D P, Knaus, W A, Harrell, F E, Zimmerman, J E, Watts, C

“…To develop daily prognostic estimates for individual patients treated in adult intensive care units (ICU). Prospective, multicenter, inception cohort analysis…”
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Intensive care unit admissions with cirrhosis: Risk‐stratifying patient groups and predicting individual survival by Zimmerman, J E, Wagner, D P, Seneff, M G, Becker, R B, Sun, X, Knaus, W A

“…Prognosis for acutely ill patients with cirrhosis is influenced by the severity of hepatic abnormalities and by dysfunction of other organ systems. The purpose…”
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Predicting the duration of mechanical ventilation. The importance of disease and patient characteristics by Seneff, M G, Zimmerman, J E, Knaus, W A, Wagner, D P, Draper, E A

“…To analyze the determinants of an individual patient's duration of mechanical ventilation and assess interhospital variations for average durations of…”
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An evaluation of outcome from intensive care in major medical centers by Knaus, W A, Draper, E A, Wagner, D P, Zimmerman, J E

“…We prospectively studied treatment and outcome in 5030 patients in intensive care units at 13 tertiary care hospitals. We stratified each hospital's patients…”
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Improving intensive care: observations based on organizational case studies in nine intensive care units: a prospective, multicenter study by Zimmerman, J E, Shortell, S M, Rousseau, D M, Duffy, J, Gillies, R R, Knaus, W A, Devers, K, Wagner, D P, Draper, E A

“…To examine organizational practices associated with higher and lower intensive care unit (ICU) outcome performance. Prospective multicenter study. Onsite…”
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Prognosis in acute organ-system failure by KNAUS, W. A, DRAPER, E. A, WAGNER, D. P, ZIMMERMAN, J. E

“…This prospective study describes the current prognosis of patients in acute Organ System Failure (OSF). Objective definitions were developed for five OSFs, and…”
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Value and cost of teaching hospitals: a prospective, multicenter, inception cohort study by Zimmerman, J E, Shortell, S M, Knaus, W A, Rousseau, D M, Wagner, D P, Gillies, R R, Draper, E A, Devers, K

“…To examine variations in case-mix, structure, resource use, and outcome performance among teaching and nonteaching intensive care units (ICU). Prospective…”
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Application of the APACHE III prognostic system in Brazilian intensive care units : a prospective multicenter study by BASTOS, P. G, SUN, X, WAGNER, D. P, KNAUS, W. A, ZIMMERMAN, J. E

“…To compare patients and their outcomes at ten Brazilian intensive care units (ICUs) with those reported from the United States. Prospective multicenter…”
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A comparison of risks and outcomes for patients with organ system failure: 1982-1990 by Zimmerman, Jack, Knaus, William, Wagner, Douglas, Sun, Xiaolu, Hakim, Rosemarie, Nystrom, Per-Olof

“…OBJECTIVESTo compare the outcomes for patients with one or more organ system failures treated in 1988 to 1990 with those outcomes from 1979 to 1982; to…”
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Improving intensive care unit discharge decisions: supplementing physician judgment with predictions of next day risk for life support by Zimmerman, J E, Wagner, D P, Draper, E A, Knaus, W A

“…To develop predictive equations, estimating the probability that an individual intensive care unit (ICU) patient will receive life support within the next 24…”
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Evaluating laboratory usage in the intensive care unit: Patient and institutional characteristics that influence frequency of blood sampling by Zimmerman, Jack E, Seneff, Michael G, Sun, Xiaolu, Wagner, Douglas P, Knaus, William A

“…OBJECTIVESTo develop a predictive equation to estimate the frequency of blood drawing for intensive care unit (ICU) laboratory tests and to evaluate variations…”
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Hospital and 1-Year Survival of Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Seneff, Michael G, Wagner, Douglas P, Wagner, Randall P, Zimmerman, Jack E, Knaus, William A

“…Objective.—To describe outcomes and identify variables associated with hospital and 1-year survival for patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) with…”
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Cloning and characterization of two vertebrate homologs of the Drosophila eyes absent gene by Zimmerman, J E, Bui, Q T, Steingrímsson, E, Nagle, D L, Fu, W, Genin, A, Spinner, N B, Copeland, N G, Jenkins, N A, Bucan, M, Bonini, N M

“…The Drosophila eyes absent (eya) gene plays an essential role in the events that lead to proper development of the fly eye and embryo. Here we report the…”
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Variations in the use of do-not-resuscitate orders in ICUS. Findings from a national study by Jayes, R L, Zimmerman, J E, Wagner, D P, Knaus, W A

“…To describe the variation in frequency of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in 42 US ICUs and to examine the relationship between published guidelines and…”
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Planning patient services for intermediate care units: Insights based on care for intensive care unit low-risk monitor admissions by Zimmerman, Jack E, Wagner, Douglas P, Sun, Xiaolu, Knaus, William A, Draper, Elizabeth A

“…OBJECTIVETo describe the technology and nursing services that would be required to care for intensive care unit (ICU) low-risk monitor admissions in an…”
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