Pediatric nephrology : journal of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association
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The sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score is easy to calculate and has been well validated as an outcome predictor in critically ill adult patients. However, its use in children has been limited, mainly because of differences in basal reference levels of serum creatinine. ⋯ The extrarenal SOFA score may be a useful prognostic marker in critically ill children treated with CRRT.