Pediatric Critical Care Illness Severity Toolkit: Stata Commands for Calculation of Pediatric Index of Mortality and Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction Scores

Azamfirei Razvan; Mennie Colleen; Fackler James C.; Kudchadkar Sapna R.

doi:10.2478/jccm-2023-0033

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Jan 2024)

Pediatric Critical Care Illness Severity Toolkit: Stata Commands for Calculation of Pediatric Index of Mortality and Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction Scores

Azamfirei Razvan,
Mennie Colleen,
Fackler James C.,
Kudchadkar Sapna R.

Affiliations

Azamfirei Razvan: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Mennie Colleen: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Fackler James C.: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Kudchadkar Sapna R.: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2023-0033
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 16 – 18

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Illness severity scoring tools, such as PRISM III/IV, PIM-3, and PELOD-2, are widely used in pediatric critical care research. However, their application is hindered by complex calculation processes, privacy concerns with third-party online calculators, and challenges in accurate implementation within statistical packages.

Published in The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

ISSN: 2393-1809 (Print); 2393-1817 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/jccm?tab=aims-scope

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