Clinical prognostic models in children with sepsis in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sepsis is the leading cause of child death worldwide, with the majority of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to describe clinical prognostic scores and models for pediatric sepsis outcomes and assess the performance of these scores for predicting mortality in LMICs.

Methods

Ovid Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EBSCO Global Health, and Web of Science, were searched through September 2022 for citations related to the development or validation of a clinical prognostic score or model among children with sepsis, conducted in LMIC. Titles, abstracts, and full texts were screened by two independent reviewers and data extracted included population characteristics, variables incl

SUBMITTER: Jordan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11524808 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature