Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2022
Multicenter StudyLactate, Base Excess, and the Paediatric Index of Mortality: Exploratory Study of an International, Multicenter Dataset.
To investigate the relationship between ICU admission blood lactate, base excess, and ICU mortality and to explore the effect of incorporating blood lactate into the Pediatric Index of Mortality. ⋯ At PICU admission, blood lactate is more strongly associated with ICU mortality than absolute base excess. Adding lactate into the Pediatric Index of Mortality model may result in a small improvement in performance. Any improvement in Pediatric Index of Mortality performance must be balanced against the added burden of data capture when considering potential incorporation into the Pediatric Index of Mortality model.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jun 2022
Multicenter Study Observational StudyHealth Resource Use in Survivors of Pediatric Septic Shock in the United States.
To evaluate postdischarge health resource use in pediatric survivors of septic shock and determine patient and hospitalization factors associated with health resource use. ⋯ Children with septic shock represent a high-risk cohort with high-resource needs after discharge. Interventions and targeted outcomes to mitigate postdischarge resource use may differ based on patients' preexisting conditions.