Evaluation of Organ Dysfunction Scores for Allocation of Scarce Resources in Critically Ill Children and Adults During a Healthcare Crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

When healthcare systems are overwhelmed, accurate assessments of patients' predicted mortality risks are needed to ensure effective allocation of scarce resources. Organ dysfunction scores can serve this essential role, but their evaluation in this context has been limited so far. In this study, we sought to assess the performance of three organ dysfunction scores in both critically ill adults and children at clinically relevant mortality thresholds and timeframes for resource allocation and compare it with two published prioritization schemas.

Design

Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Three large academic medical centers in the United States.

Patients

Critically ill adults and children.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and m

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Pinto LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8030729 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature