Performance of Pediatric Risk of Mortality IV in Brazilian PICUs: A Multicenter Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

This is the first Brazilian study evaluating the performance of Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) IV and the first to use the calibration belt technique.

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the performance of PRISM IV in a large cohort of patients admitted to Brazilian PICUs.

Design, setting and participants

This is a longitudinal, prospective, multicenter study conducted in 36 Brazilian PICUs with children between 29 days and 18 years old admitted from March 2020 to March 2022.

Main outcomes and measures

PRISM IV's performance was assessed using the standardized mortality ratio (SMR), the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) with 95% CI, and the calibration belt with 80% and 95% CI.

Results

A total of 12,046 pa

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues-Santos G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957651 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature