Comparison of pediatric scoring systems for mortality in septic patients and the impact of missing information on their predictive power: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scores can assess the severity and course of disease and predict outcome in an objective manner. This information is needed for proper risk assessment and stratification. Furthermore, scoring systems support optimal patient care, resource management and are gaining in importance in terms of artificial intelligence.

Objective

This study evaluated and compared the prognostic ability of various common pediatric scoring systems (PRISM, PRISM III, PRISM IV, PIM, PIM2, PIM3, PELOD, PELOD 2) in order to determine which is the most applicable score for pediatric sepsis patients in terms of timing of disease survey and insensitivity to missing data.

Methods

We retrospectively examined data from 398 patients under 18 years of age, who were diagnosed with sepsis. Scor

SUBMITTER: Niederwanger C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543722 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature