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Table 1 List of variables collected in conventional severity classification systems (SOFA, SAPS II, APACHE II and APACHE IV)

From: Which model is superior in predicting ICU survival: artificial intelligence versus conventional approaches

Variable Name

SOFA

SAPS II

APACHE II

APACHE IV

Age

 

✔

✔

✔

Glasgow coma score (GCS)

✔

✔

✔

 

Eyes response

   

✔

Verbal response

   

✔

Verbal response

   

✔

Body temperature (TEMP)

 

✔

✔

✔

Systolic blood pressure (SBP)

 

✔

  

Diastolic blood pressure (DBP)

   

✔

Mean arterial pressure (MAP)

✔

 

✔

✔

Heart rate per minute (HR)

 

✔

✔

✔

Arterial pH (PH)

  

✔

✔

Level of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood (PCO2)

   

✔

FIO2

✔

✔

✔

✔

Respiratory rate per minute (RR)

  

✔

✔

Level of oxygen in the arterial blood (PAO2)

✔

✔

✔

✔

Urinary output

✔

✔

 

✔

Serum creatinine (Cr)

✔

 

✔

✔

Serum sodium (Na)

 

✔

✔

✔

Serum potassium (K)

 

✔

✔

 

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) or urea level

 

✔

 

✔

Bicarbonate (HCO3)

 

✔

  

Bilirubin level (BIL)

✔

✔

 

✔

Albumin (ALB)

   

✔

Blood sugar level (BSL)

   

✔

White blood count (WBC)

 

✔

✔

✔

Platelets (PLT)

✔

   

Mechanical ventilation use

✔

✔

✔

✔

Vasopressors

✔

   

Hematocrit (Hct) (%)

  

✔

✔

Chronic diseases/morbidities

 

✔

✔

✔

Others (Type of admission, 30-day readmission, Pre-ICU LOS, etc.)

 

✔

✔

✔