Abstract:

The primary purpose of an intensive care unit is to monitor and care for patients who require close and constant attention due to the critical nature of their medical conditions. Despite continuous monitoring and the provision of specialized care with advanced equipment, the mortality rate in the intensive care unit remains high. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II) in mortality prediction. The study conducted a comparative descriptive analysis in the Intensive Care Unit, involving 60 eligible participants through convenience sampling. They were allocated into two groups: Group I (n=34) and Group II (n=34). Mortality prediction evaluations were performed using the SOFA score for Group I and the SAPS II score for Group II from admission until the fifth day. The comparison was analysed using an independent t-test. Both the SOFA and SAPS II scales were efficient in forecasting the mortality of ICU-admitted patients. An independent t-test indicates that there was no statistically notable distinction between the SOFA and SAPS II in mortality prediction from the initial day (p=0.079) to the fifth day (p=0.062). The SOFA and SAPS II, the tools employed, exhibit no disparities in forecasting mortality rates among critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. Additionally, both methods are promising for predicting the mortality rate.

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