Use of a Mortality Prediction Model in Children on Mechanical Ventilation: A 5-Year Experience in a Tertiary University Hospital
Autor: | Elham A Hasan, Mohammad A Al Ghamdi, Amal A Algamdi, Bassam H. Awary, Dalal K. Bubshait, Faisal O. Al-Qurashi, Talal A Bou Shahmah, Mohammed Alshahrani, Waleed H Albuali, Mohammad H. Al-Qahtani, Abdullah A Yousef |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Mechanical ventilation
Pediatric intensive care unit medicine.medical_specialty Longitudinal study business.industry 030503 health policy & services Mortality rate medicine.medical_treatment Mortality prediction model General Medicine University hospital 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Emergency medicine medicine Breathing Risk of mortality 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business General Nursing |
Zdroj: | Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 13:1507-1516 |
ISSN: | 1178-2390 |
DOI: | 10.2147/jmdh.s282108 |
Popis: | Purpose Currently, several scoring systems for predicting mortality in severely ill children who require treatment in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) have been established. However, despite providing high-quality care, children might develop complications that can cause rapid deterioration in health status and can lead to death. Hence, this study aimed to establish a simple early predictive mortality (SEPM) model with high specificity in identifying severely ill children who would possibly benefit from extensive mechanical ventilation during PICU admission. Patients and methods This is a retrospective longitudinal study that included pediatric patients aged older than two weeks who were on mechanical ventilation and were admitted to the PICU of King Fahd Hospital of the University from January 2015 to December 2019. Results In total, 400 pediatric patients were included in this study. The mortality rate of children on mechanical ventilation was 28.90%, and most deaths were associated with respiratory (n = 124 [31%]), cardiovascular (n = 76 [19%]), and neurological (n = 68 [17%]) causes. The SEPM model was reported to be effective in predicting mortality, with an accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity of 92.5%, 97.31%, and 66.15%, respectively. Moreover, the accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity of the Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) III score in predicting mortality was 95.25%, 98.51%, and 78.46%, respectively. Conclusion The SEPM model had a high specificity for mortality prediction. In this model, only six clinical predictors were used, which might be easily obtained in the early period of PICU admission. The ability of the SEPM model and the PRISM III score in predicting mortality in severely ill children was comparable. However, the accuracy of the newly established model in other settings should be validated, and a prospective longitudinal study that considers the effect of the treatment on the model's predictive ability must be conducted. |
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