Xue-Peng Zhang, Yun-Xia Feng, Yang Li, Guo-Yan Lu, Xin-Yue Zhou, Can-Zheng Wei, Xi-Ying Gui, Kai-Ying Yang, Tong Qiu, Jiang-Yuan Zhou, Hua Yao, Geng Zhang, Wen-Qi Zhang, Yu-Hang Hu, Hong Wu, Si-Yuan Chen, Yi Ji
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the four scoring tools in predicting mortality in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in western China. METHODS: This was a multicenter, prospective, cohort study conducted in six PICUs in western China. The performances of the scoring systems were evaluated based on both discrimination and calibration. Discrimination was assessed by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for each model...
September 13, 2022: World Journal of Pediatrics: WJP