Does pSOFA in the PED Predict Mortality?
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The pSOFA score was not a good screening tool for predicting in-hospital mortality when used in a pediatric emergency department (PED) setting.
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Validation of the Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score and Evaluation of Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock Definitions in the Pediatric Emergency Department. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 May 16. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1301. Online ahead of print.