APACHE II (ICU mortality estimate)

APACHE II score (Knaus 1985): twelve acute-physiology variables plus age points and chronic-health points; total 0-71 with the mortality band.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Temperature
39 C
Mean arterial pressure
60 mmHg
Heart rate
120 bpm
Respiratory rate
30 /min
Oxygenation
65 mmHg
Arterial pH
7.3
Serum sodium
150 mmol/L
Serum potassium
5.6 mmol/L
Serum creatinine
2 mg/dL
Hematocrit
48 %
The other 3 values
WBC
18 x10^3/uL
Glasgow Coma Scale
13
Age
60 years

Result: APACHE II 23 (moderate, 15-24).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

0-9
Roughly under 15% predicted hospital mortality.
10-19
Roughly 15-25% predicted hospital mortality.
20-29
Roughly 40-55% predicted hospital mortality.
>=30
Roughly over 70% predicted hospital mortality.

What you enter

  • Temperature
  • Mean arterial pressure
  • Heart rate
  • Respiratory rate
  • Oxygenation: PaO2
  • Arterial pH
  • Serum sodium
  • Serum potassium
  • Serum creatinine
  • Hematocrit
The other 5 fields
  • WBC
  • Glasgow Coma Scale (3-15)
  • Age
  • Severe chronic-organ insufficiency / immunocompromise
  • Nonoperative or emergency postoperative admission
How this is calculated

Knaus WA, et al. Crit Care Med. 1985;13(10):818-829 (APACHE II). Twelve acute-physiology variables + age + chronic-health points; total 0-71. Read the source ↗

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