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. 2005 Aug 17;31(10):1345–1355. doi: 10.1007/s00134-005-2763-5

Table 2.

SAPS 3 admission scoresheet – Part 2

Box II – continued
ICU admission 12) 16
Reason(s) for ICU admission
   Cardiovascular: Rhythm disturbances 13) –5
   Neurologic: Seizures 13) –4
   Cardiovascular: Hypovolemic hemorrhagic shock, Hypovolemic non hemorrhagic shock. / Digestive: Acute abdomen, Other 3) 3
   Neurologic: Coma, Stupor, Obtuned patient, Vigilance disturbances, Confusion, Agitation, Delirium 4
   Cardiovascular: Septic shock. / Cardiovascular: Anaphylactic shock, mixed and undefined shock 3) 5
   Hepatic: Liver failure 6
   Neurologic: Focal neurologic deficit 7
   Digestive: Severe pancreatitis 9
   Neurologic: Intracranial mass effect 10
   All others 0
Anatomical site of surgery
   Transplantation surgery: Liver, Kidney, Pancreas, Kidney and pancreas, Transplantation other –11
   Trauma – Other, isolated: (includes Thorax, Abdomen, limb); Trauma – Multiple –8
   Cardiac surgery: CABG without valvular repair –6
   Neurosurgery: Cerebrovascular accident 5
   All others 0

12)Every patient gets an offset of 16 points for being admitted (to avoid negative SAPS 3 Scores).

13) If both reasons for admission are present, only the worse valve (–4) is scored.