Comparison of PICU Cost and Severity-Adjusted Cost Between Patients With SIRS-Defined Sepsis and Those With Age-Adapted SOFA-Defined Sepsis.

ABSTRACT: Background: The 2005 International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus definition is considered to lack specificity and may lead to the admission of low-risk patients to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The aim of this study was to compare the PICU cost and the severity-adjusted cost between patients with sepsis defined by the 2005 International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus and those diagnosed using the age-adapted Sepsis-3 criteria. Methods: Septic children identified by the 2005 Consensus were screened for enrollment. The enrolled children were stratified into two subgroups using the age-adapted Sepsis 3.0 definition. A comparison was made between the subgroups of sepsis 3.0-defined children and non-sepsis 3.0-defined septic children. The Severity Adjuste

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947209 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature