Calibration and validation of the pediatric resuscitation and trauma outcome model among injured children in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trauma is a leading cause of mortality in low- and middle-income countries. The Pediatric Resuscitation and Trauma Outcomes (PRESTO) model uses six low-tech variables available at point of care in resource-limited environments to predict in-hospital mortality of injured children. This model was never calibrated and validated in a low-income country. We aimed to calibrate the model's coefficients and compare its performance against the Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and Kampala Trauma Score (KTS) using data from a low-income country.

Study design

Data from 2011 to 2015 in the prospectively-maintained Rwanda Injury Registry were reviewed after ethical approval was obtained. Patients were included for analysis if they were referred or admitted for traumatic injury, were

SUBMITTER: St-Louis E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10767723 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature