[Severity of patients admitted to a Brazilian teaching hospital Intensive Care Unit].

Background And Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the morbidity and the mortality of critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit in a teaching hospital, using the APACHE II score.

Methods: Descriptive and retrospective study, with analysis of 300 patients admitted to ICU from March 2004 to July 2005.

Results: Of the 300 patients admitted to ICU, 51.