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Table 2 Incidence of NRBCs in blood in medical intensive care patients in relation to the APACHE II and the SAPS II

From: Nucleated red blood cells in the blood of medical intensive care patients indicate increased mortality risk: a prospective cohort study

Risk model

Score range of risk model

Incidence of NRBCs

APACHE II

< 11

4.7% (6/127)

 

11–20

18.4% (28/152)

 

21–30

30.6% (22/72)

 

> 30

34.4% (11/32)

SAPS II

< 21

5.6% (4/71)

 

21–40

13.3% (27/203)

 

41–60

34.3% (23/67)

 

> 60

30.9% (13/42)

  1. APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; NRBC, nucleated red blood cell; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II.
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