Open AccessValidation of the Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM2) in Argentina: a prospective, multicenter, observational study
Author(s) -
Ariel L Fernández,
María P Arias López,
María E Ratto,
Liliana Saligari,
Alejandro Siaba Serrate,
Marcela de la Rosa,
Norma Raúl,
Nancy Boada,
Paola Gallardo,
Inja Ko,
Eduardo Schnitzler
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2015.eng.221
Subject(s) - observational study , index (typography) , multicenter study , medicine , randomized controlled trial , computer science , world wide web
The Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM2) is one of the most commonly used scoring systems to predict mortality in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in Argentina. The objective of this study was to validate the PIM2 score in PICUs participating in the Quality of Care Program promoted by the Argentine Society of Intensive Care.