Performance of critical care prognostic scoring systems in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prognostic models-used in critical care medicine for mortality predictions, for benchmarking and for illness stratification in clinical trials-have been validated predominantly in high-income countries. These results may not be reproducible in low or middle-income countries (LMICs), not only because of different case-mix characteristics but also because of missing predictor variables. The study objective was to systematically review literature on the use of critical care prognostic models in LMICs and assess their ability to discriminate between survivors and non-survivors at hospital discharge of those admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), their calibration, their accuracy, and the manner in which missing values were handled.

Methods

The PubMed database was se

SUBMITTER: Haniffa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5787236 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature