An estimated 2· 6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015 (uncertainty range 2· 4–3·
0 million). The number of stillbirths has reduced more slowly than has maternal mortality or …

Variation in stillbirth rates across high-income countries and large equity gaps within high-
income countries persist. If all high-income countries achieved stillbirth rates equal to the …

Small newborns are vulnerable to mortality and lifelong loss of human capital. Measures of
vulnerability previously focused on liveborn low-birthweight (LBW) babies, yet LBW …

This paper presents the form and validation results of APACHE II, a severity of disease
classification system. APACHE II uses a point score based upon initial values of 12 routine …

The objective of this study was to refine the APACHE (Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic
Health Evaluation) methodology in order to more accurately predict hospital mortality risk for …

Investigations describing the utilization pattern and documenting the value of intensive care
are limited by the lack of a reliable and valid classification system. In this paper, the authors …

We prospectively studied treatment and outcome in 5030 patients in intensive care units at
13 tertiary care hospitals. We stratified each hospital's patients by individual risk of death …

This prospective study describes the current prognosis of patients in acute Organ System
Failure (OSF). Objective definitions were developed for five OSFs, and then 5677 ICU …

A significant portion of health care resources are spent in intensive care units with,
historically, up to two-fold variation in risk-adjusted mortality. Technological, demographic …

Background Previous estimates have highlighted a large global burden of stillbirths, with an
absence of reliable data from regions where most stillbirths occur. The Every Newborn …