Evaluation of APACHE II score in patients with perforative peritonitis as a predictor of outcome.

Dr.Rajarshi Gayen; Dr. Biswajit Mondal

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020

Evaluation of APACHE II score in patients with perforative peritonitis as a predictor of outcome.

Dr. Rajarshi Gayen, Dr. Biswajit Mondal

Abstract :

Patients with perforative peritonitis are commonly encountered in hospitals and frequently require ICU support. A scoring system that can accurately stratify the patients into various risk groups is very helpful to predict the outcome. The APACHE II score has been used previously in patients of various diseases for the same purpose. This prospective study has been undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of APACHE II score for risk stratification and prediction of mortality in patients suffering from perforative peritonitis. The study involved 72 patients admitted with perforative peritonitis over two years. The APACHE II score was calculated and assigned to each patient on admission and the clinical outcome was observed. The scoring system predicted mortality fairly well especially in the score range of 11-20. So it may be concluded that this scoring system can be used in patients with perforative peritonitis as a predictor of outcome.