Assessment of six mortality prediction models in patients admitted with severe sepsis and septic shock to the intensive care unit a prospective cohort study.docVIP

Critical Care October 2003 Vol 7 No 5 Arabi et al. Open Access Research Assessment of six mortality prediction models in patients admitted with severe sepsis and septic shock to the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study Yaseen Arabi1, Nehad Al Shirawi1, Ziad Memish2, Srinivas Venkatesh1 and Abdullah Al-Shimemeri1 1Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Correspondence: Yaseen Arabi, yaseenarabi@. Received: 25 June 2003 Criti