Support for PICUs and the PRISM scoring algorithms

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-144

  Gorman, Mary ^a   Sachdeva, Ramesh ^a   Rice, Tom ^a   Wetzel, Randall ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC INDEX OF MORTALITY 2; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT SCORE; PEDIATRIC LOGISTIC ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORE; PEDIATRIC RISK OF MORTALITY SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70349203996     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181937bf4     Document Type: Letter

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3. Leteurtre S, Martinot A, Duhamel A, et al: Validation of the paediatric logistic organ dysfunction (PELOD) score: Prospective, observational, multicentre study. Lancet 2003; 362:192-197