Role of PSOFA-E Score in Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Critically Ill Children

Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Critically Ill Children

  • Bhaskar Gorla Junior resident , Department of Pediatrics , AJ Institute of Medical Sciences , Kuntikana , Mangalore
  • Vishwas Rao Senior resident , Department of Pediatrics , AJ Institute of Medical Sciences , Kuntikana , Mangalore
Keywords: Critical illness, Ejection fraction, Pediatric sequential organ failure assessment

Abstract

Background: Recently pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) score was adapted and validated in critically ill children. This study was aimed to evaluate the feasibility of addition of echocardiographic parameters to paediatric version of SOFA score (pSOFA-E score) and to adapt and validate with reference to pSOFA score in predicting the mortality of critically ill children.Subjects and Methods:This hospital based prospective, observational, analytical study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics, A. J Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, from November 2017 to November 2019. A total of 74 cases were studied. Result:Most of the children were aged <1 year (41.89%). Majority of the patients (62.16%) improved and 37.84% of the patients expired. The mean and median pSOFA-E scores were 10.534.06 and 10 respectively and pSOFA-E score of 5-8 was noted in most of the children (32.43%). Mortality was significantly high in children with pSOFA-E score between 9-12 (39.13%), 13-16 (77.78%), 17-20 (83.33%) (p<0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) yielded area under curve (AUC) of 0.920 and 0.791 with a cut-off value of 11.5 in predicting mortality. Significantly higher number of children with pSOFA-E score of ? 11.5 had positive blood culture (30%). Conclusion:The findings of the present study validate and emphasize that, addition of score devised by requirement of ionotropes to maintain adequate ejection fraction defy simple bedside echocardiography to pSOFA score is highly useful and accurate in discrimination of PICU mortality, morbidity and cardiovascular status/ compromise of body.

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Published
2020-04-12
How to Cite
Bhaskar Gorla, & Vishwas Rao. (2020). Role of PSOFA-E Score in Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Critically Ill Children. Asian Journal of Clinical Pediatrics and Neonatology, 8(1), 27-31. https://doi.org/10.47009/ajcpn.2020.8.1.7