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Multicenter Study
Predicting death in pediatric patients with acute respiratory failure. Pediatric Critical Care Study Group. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.
To estimate mortality risk in pediatric patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF). ⋯ The PeRF Score accurately estimated mortality risk in this retrospectively sampled group of high-risk pediatric patients with AHRF. This score may be useful in studies of newer therapies for pediatric AHRF, though prospective validation is necessary before it could be used to make clinical decisions.