Which of the following are global monitoring indexes? 1. APACHE 2. APS 3. TISS 4. ATS
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 2 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: B
These indices (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation [APACHE 1, 2, 3 and 4], Acute Physiology Score [APS], Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System [TISS], and Burns Weaning Assessment Program [BWAP]) are determinations of scores from a number of monitored values obtained from snapshots of the patient's condition, usually during the first 24 hr after hospital admission.
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