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Abstract
Objectives: To determine the area under curve (AUC) for vasoactive ventilation renal score (VVRS) > 10 at 24-h of admission for predicting mortality in children aged 1-12 years admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). To also determine the AUC for VVRS > 10 at 48-h of admission for predicting mortality and to determine the AUC of VVRS > 10 at 24-h and 48-h of admission for predicting PICU stay > 3 days, hospital stay > 10 days and mechanical ventilation > 3 days.
Methods: This observational study included 310 children aged 1-12 years admitted in PICU. All required parameters were noted, and VVRS, ventilation index and change in creatinine at 24-h and 48-h of admission were recoded. Receiver operating characteristic curves were computed to determine the predictive role of VVRS > 10 at 24-h and 48-h for mortality, duration of PICU stay, hospital stay and mechanical ventilation.
Results: Seventy nine (25%) patients succumbed during the study. VVRS > 10 at 24-h and 48-h had a good predictive role for mortality with AUC of 0.873 (sensitivity 89.87%, specificity 69.70%) and 0.996 (sensitivity 96.20%, specificity 96.10%), respectively. Best cutoffs derived for VVRS (24-h), and VVRS (48-h) were > 2.5 and > 13.5. A higher AUC, sensitivity and specificity of VVRS at 48-h were observed for predicting prolonged PICU stay, duration of mechanical ventilation and hospital stay.
Conclusions: VVRS at 24-h and 48-h has a good predictive role for mortality in children admitted to PICU.
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The general objective of Indian Pediatrics is "To promote the science and practice of Pediatrics." An important guiding principle has been the simultaneous need to inform, educate and entertain the target audience. The specific key objectives are:
-To publish original, relevant, well researched peer reviewed articles on issues related to child health.
-To provide continuing education to support informed clinical decisions and research.
-To foster responsible and balanced debate on controversial issues that affect child health, including non-clinical areas such as medical education, ethics, law, environment and economics.
-To achieve the highest level of ethical medical journalism and to produce a publication that is timely, credible and enjoyable to read.