Review article
https://doi.org/10.21857/ypn4oc8e39
Scoring systems in paediatric intensive care units
Julije Meštrović
; Department of Paediatrics, Medical School Split, University of Split, Split, Croatia; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
Abstract
Scoring systems in medicine serve to estimate the severity of disease. In this way, it is possible to equalize the characteristics of patients being treated in different departments and in different health care institutions. In paediatric intensive care units (PICUs), groups of patients differ significantly in relation to age and diagnostic groups, and patient mortality is generally low. PICUs use several scoring systems based on physiological indicators, and scoring the severity of injury involves anatomical characteristics of the injury. Application of scoring systems in PICUs is of particular importance because only their use allows for systematic patient monitoring and comparison of results between different departments.
Keywords
scoring systems; children; intensive care
Hrčak ID:
201076
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Publication date:
13.6.2018.
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