MeSH: Morbidity
Prediction of Acquired Morbidity Using Illness Severity Indices in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the ability of two illness severity scores, Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction Score 2 and Pediatric Index of Mortality 3, in predicting PICU-acquired morbidity. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review conducted from April 2015 to March 2016. SETTING: Single-center study in a multidisciplinary PICU in a tertiary pediatric hospital in Singapore. PATIENTS: The study included…