Open AccessInterfacility Transport Shock Index Is Associated With Decreased Survival in Children
Author(s) -
Ryan M. Jennings,
Bradley A. Kuch,
Kathryn Felmet,
Richard A. Orr,
Joseph A. Carcillo,
Ericka L. Fink
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric emergency care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1535-1815
pISSN - 0749-5161
DOI - 10.1097/pec.0000000000001205
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , quartile , shock (circulatory) , univariate analysis , septic shock , intensive care unit , logistic regression , pediatrics , multivariate analysis , confidence interval
Shock index, the ratio of heart rate to systolic blood pressure that changes with age, is associated with mortality in adults after trauma and in children with sepsis. We assessed the utility of shock index to predict sepsis diagnosis and survival in children requiring interfacility transport to a tertiary care center.