External Validation of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score-3 in a Cohort of 5,033 Patients in Mexico
Validation studies of SAPS-3 across diverse ICU populations consistently report good discriminative ability but limited calibration. This is the first study in Mexico with a large ICU sample, affirming that while SAPS-3 provides reliable discrimination, it tends to overestimate mortality risk.
Authors
- Ulises Cerón-Díaz
- Pablo Álvarez-Maldonado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-1082)
- Santa López-Marquez
Institutions
- Hospital Español (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.101652
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00