Paediatric index of mortality (PIM): A mortality prediction model for children in intensive care

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Shann, F ^a   Pearson, G ^a   Slater, A ^a   Wilkinson, K ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care units, paediatric; Logistic models; Outcome assessment; Prospective studies; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031039458     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050317     Document Type: Article

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