Patient Acuity

An assessment of a patient's illness, its chronicity, severity, and other qualitative aspects.

Year introduced: 2013

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Tree Number(s): E05.318.308.980.438.475.456, N05.715.360.300.800.438.375.364, N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.364

MeSH Unique ID: D062072

Entry Terms:

• Severity of Illness
• Illness Severities
• Illness Severity
• Disease Severity
• Disease Severities
• Severity, Disease

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Epidemiologic Methods
Data Collection
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health Surveys
Health Status Indicators
Patient Acuity
Severity of Illness Index
APACHE
Early Warning Score
Karnofsky Performance Status
Organ Dysfunction Scores
Simplified Acute Physiology Score
Symptom Burden

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Health Care Category
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Quality of Health Care
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
Data Collection
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health Surveys
Health Status Indicators
Patient Acuity
Severity of Illness Index
APACHE
Early Warning Score
Karnofsky Performance Status
Organ Dysfunction Scores
Simplified Acute Physiology Score
Symptom Burden

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Health Care Category
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Epidemiologic Methods
Data Collection
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health Surveys
Health Status Indicators
Patient Acuity
Severity of Illness Index
APACHE
Early Warning Score
Karnofsky Performance Status
Organ Dysfunction Scores
Simplified Acute Physiology Score
Symptom Burden