Archivos argentinos de pediatría
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Arch Argent Pediatr · Jun 2015
Multicenter Study Observational StudyValidation of the Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM2) in Argentina: a prospective, multicenter, observational study.
The Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM2) is one of the most commonly used scoring systems to predict mortality in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in Argentina. The objective of this study was to validate the PIM2 score in PICUs participating in the Quality of Care Program promoted by the Argentine Society of Intensive Care. ⋯ The PIM2 score adequately discriminates survivors from non-survivors. However, it underscores the overall risk of death, especially in adolescent patients and those hospitalized due to respiratory disease. It is critical to take such differences into account when interpreting results.