Using Aggregate Vasoactive-Inotrope Scores to Predict Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Sepsis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The heterogeneity of sepsis makes it difficult to predict outcomes using existing severity of illness tools. The vasoactive-inotrope score (VIS) is a quantitative measure of the amount of vasoactive support required by patients. We sought to determine if a higher aggregate VIS over the first 96 h of vasoactive medication initiation is associated with increased resource utilization and worsened clinical outcomes in pediatric patients with severe sepsis.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Single-center at Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI.

Patients

One hundred ninety-nine pediatric patients, age less than 18 years old, diagnosed with severe sepsis, receiving vasoactive medications between January 2017 and July 2019.

Interventions

Ret

SUBMITTER: Shah P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8931266 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature