Relationship between the functional status scale and the pediatric overall performance category and pediatric cerebral performance category scales.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Functional status assessment methods are important as outcome measures for pediatric critical care studies.

Objective

To investigate the relationships between the 2 functional status assessment methods appropriate for large-sample studies, the Functional Status Scale (FSS) and the Pediatric Overall Performance Category and Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category (POPC/PCPC) scales.

Design, setting, and participants

Prospective cohort study with random patient selection at 7 sites and 8 children's hospitals with general/medical and cardiac/cardiovascular pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network. Participants included all PICU patients younger than 18 years.

Main outcomes and measures

Function

SUBMITTER: Pollack MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4589215 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature