Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México
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Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex · Aug 1993
[Validity of a scale of vital prognosis in multiorgan failure syndrome: experience at a pediatric ICU].
In order to evaluate the utility of modified score index for multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS) detection, we studied 31 critically ill pediatric patients at University Hospital of Puebla. They had a critical illness and they were successfully animated and developed two or more organ failure other than initial lesion. ⋯ Were assessed that scale for know its predictive value and results were significant: sensitivity 81%, specificity 30% and accuracy, 54.5%. Finally we recommended caution to use anyone score system in evaluating MOFS.