Performance of PRISM III and PIM 2 scores in a cancer pediatric intensive care unit.
Emmerson Carlos Franco de FariasMary Lucy Ferraz Maia Fiuza MelloPatrícia Barbosa Carvalho AssunçãoAlayde Vieira WanderleyKissila Márvia Matias Machado FerraroMayara Márvia Matias MachadoSarah Jennings MarinhoPublished in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2021)
Both scores overestimated mortality and have shown a regular ability to discriminate between survivors and non-survivors. Models should be developed to quantify the severity of cancer pediatric patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units and to predict the mortality risk accounting for their peculiarities.