Performance of Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II Score) in Predicting Short- and Midterm Survival in Critically Ill Patients Prior to LVAD Implantation

Objective: Several scores have been developed for predicting outcome after LVAD implantation. However scores comprehensively evaluating the organ functions in patients with advanced or initial end-organ deterioration have been not yet explored. In the present report we sought to evaluate the performance of SAPS II score in predicting short and mid-term outcome in patients admitted to ICU for end-organ deterioration prior to LVAD-Implantation.