Pediatric prognostic models predicting inhospital child mortality in resource-limited settings: An external validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Prognostic models provide evidence-based predictions and estimates of future outcomes, facilitating decision-making, patient care, and research. A few of these models have been externally validated, leading to uncertain reliability and generalizability. This study aims to externally validate four models to assess their transferability and usefulness in clinical practice. The models include the respiratory index of severity in children (RISC)-Malawi model and three other models by Lowlavaar et al.

Methods

The study used data from the Clinical Information Network (CIN) to validate the four models where the primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. 163,329 patients met eligibility criteria. Missing data were imputed, and the logistic function was used to co

SUBMITTER: Ogero M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460931 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature